Viparīta Vīrabhadrāsana Viparīta Vīrabhadrāsana Viparīta Vīrabhadrāsana (Sanskrit: विपरीत वीरभद्रासन) or Reversed Warrior Pose is a standing Asana in hatha yoga. The name of this pose comes from Sanskrit विपरीत "viparīta" meaning "reversed, inverted", वीरभद्र "Virabhadra", the name of a legendary warrior in Hindu mythology, and आसन "āsana" meaning "posture" or "seat". The pose may have been created as recently as 2000. Yoga Journal notes that the pose is not found in the 1966 "Light on Yoga" but is now a favourite with Ashtanga vinyasa yoga teachers. Viparita Virabhadrasana can be entered from Virabhadrasana II by lifting the forward arm as far back
Ashtanga vinyasa yoga classes in similar style, offering posture variations, and teaching Ashtanga in a much less linear style, with a greater emphasis on alignment and breathing. Sharath's "new generation" of young students have adopted Sharath's new rules, and teach in a linear style without variations. According to the Sharath generation, variations are not allowed, and practice must be in a strict Mysore environment under the guidance of a Sharath-approved teacher. How-to videos & workshops, detailed alignment instructions, and strength-building exercises are not part of the method, neither for the practitioner or the teacher. These types of instruction are not approved by Sharath,