Bharadvaja's Twist

Technique

How to perform Bharadvaja's Twist

1. Sit with both knees bent and the feet resting to one side of your pelvis.
2. Support the pelvis on a folded towel if one sitting bone lifts markedly.
3. Lengthen your torso and rotate toward the side opposite your feet, placing one hand on the opposite thigh and the other behind you for support.
4. Unwind slowly, move the feet to the other side, and repeat.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved