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How To Do Parighasana(Gate pose)? | Beginner's Guide

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In this practice

Key teachings

  • Proper alignment for safety and effectiveness
  • Mindful breathing within a pose
  • Understanding body limitations and modifications
  • Building foundational strength and flexibility

Ideal for

  • Yoga beginners
  • Individuals seeking to improve flexibility and side body opening
  • Those looking to counteract prolonged sitting
  • Anyone interested in learning Parighasana

Lesson

Instructions

In today's beginner’s guide, our yoga coach will guide you step-by-step on how to do Parighasana or Gate pose.

✅ Stimulates the lungs and the abdominal organs ✅ Counteracts the effects of sitting for extended periods of time ✅ Opens the side body, chest and shoulders ✅ Stretches the calves, hamstrings, spine ✅ Improves balance

👉Do not perform this pose if you have hip, back, shoulder, knee or ankle injuries and/or you are pregnant.

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Steps

  • Parighasana (Gate Pose) step-by-step instruction
  • Preparatory stretches for side body and hamstrings
  • Breathing techniques to deepen stretches
  • Modifications for different flexibility levels

Benefits

  • Stimulates lungs and abdominal organs
  • Counteracts effects of sitting for extended periods
  • Opens side body, chest, and shoulders
  • Stretches calves, hamstrings, and spine
  • Improves balance

Practice summary

Level
beginner
Duration
8 minutes
Equipment
yoga mat
Target areas
side bodychestshoulderscalveshamstringsspineabdominal organs
Energy
balancing

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