Primary Series · Standing
Vīrabhadrāsana
वीरभद्रासन
- Vinyāsa
- 16
- A · State
- 7 right, 8 left
- A · Dṛṣṭi
- aṅguṣṭhamadhya
- A · Grip
- Palms together overhead
- B · State
- 9 left, 10 right
- B · Dṛṣṭi
- hastāgra
- B · Grip
- Arms open in line with the legs
The count
- 7sapta↑ inright foot forward, arms overhead — warrior A, right — 5 breaths
- ·↑ ininhale
- 8aṣṭau↓ exturn to the left — warrior A, left — 5 breaths
- ·↑ ininhale
- 9nava↓ exarms open to the sides — warrior B, left — 5 breaths
- ·↑ ininhale
- 10daśa↓ exturn to the right — warrior B, right — 5 breaths
- 11ekādaśa↑ inhands beside the front foot, legs lift
- 12dvādaśa↓ excaturaṅga
- 13trayodaśa↑ inupward dog
- 14caturdaśa↓ exdownward dog — jump through to sit
Counts from Sharath Jois, Aṣṭāṅga Yoga Anuṣṭhāna. Where teachers count it differently, the outline says so. Hear it at speed in the count trainer.