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 of a pose (e.g., Janu Sirsasana A, B, and C were done together, then a vinyasa. Likewise Baddha Koṇāsana, Upavishta Konasana, and Supta Konasana were also grouped together without vinyasa between them, as were Ubhaya Padangusthasana and Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana. According to Gilgoff, Pattabhi Jois prescribed practicing twice a day, primary and intermediate, with no vinyasa between sides in Krounchasana, Bharadvajasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Eka Pada Sirsasana, Parighasana, and Gomukhasana in the intermediate series. Shalabhasana to Parsva Dhanurasana were done in a group, with a vinyasa only at the end. Ushtrasana through Kapotasana also were done all together. The same went