Knee to ear pose is an advancement of halasana (plough) pose. It is an intermediate inversion and practiced with the knees bent to fully extend the spine as well as stretching the neck and hips. Knee ear pose is also known as ear pressure pose for its benefits to blocked sinuses and ears. This pose is known as Karnapidasana in Sanskrit.<\/p>\n
From savasana with the hands, palms down by the sides. Press the palms into the floor and using the abdominal muscles raise the legs slowly over the head. Bring the toes to the floor behind the head. Turn the palms upward and place the hands behind the ribcage to support the back. Bend the knees and hold for as long as comfortable. Return to the start position by straightening one leg, then the other. Bring the palms back to sides, palms pressing down. Using the abdominals, slowly roll down one vertebra at a time, buttocks, then legs, returning to savasana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Knee to ear pose is an advancement of halasana (plough) pose. It is an intermediate inversion and practiced with the knees bent to fully extend the spine as well as stretching the neck and hips. Knee ear pose is also known as ear pressure pose for its benefits to blocked sinuses and ears. This pose […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3838,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"pose-category":[63],"class_list":["post-3457","yoga-pose","type-yoga-pose","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pose-category-inversions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n