The Jathara Parivartanasana is an extremely easy position in yoga. It consists of twisting the spinal in a way that will improve circulation throughout the body, reduce the stiffness of the hips, as well as improve the overall digestion of any person. In Sanskrit the term Jathara means the belly or abdomen, Parivartanasana which is translated to terms such as revolving, turning, or even twisting around. The literal meaning of the entire term together comes together and is considered to be “twisting belly”.

It is an extremely easy, yet great and relaxing twist with many different benefits that can release any type of stress or tension from the lower back region.The technique is extremely simple and takes only a minute to go through. It starts off with you on your back on the floor with the arms stretched out, with palms facing the floor as if they were glued on to the floor. The entire time you keep your head and neck straight. You then bend your knees and slowly place your feet flat onto the floor, while lifting your hips slowly off of the floor. As you slowly start lifting your hips off the floor, you then start to slide your feet to where your hips were originally. You then bring your knees in towards your chest and drop them to the right side of the body. As you slowly inhale, you straighten out your spine. You then start to exhale and place both of your shoulders on to the floor. You can slowly start extending your legs into a straight position so that they are parallel with your hands. You try and hold this twist for nearly three complete breaths, after which you slowly lift your hips and bring back your feet below your hips. As you reverse you should be able to breathe evenly and comfortable through your nose. Maintaining the breathing process you repeat this entire process on the other side. As you straighten your legs, as an extra step, you can swing them on either side as you chose while maintaining your palms glued to the floor. You must remember to keep your neck and spine facing in one direction, with your nose straight up in the air. You can keep repeating this process on any side.