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Janu Sirsasana - A Step-by-Step-Guide Head to knee pose, that’s what it translates to in English is a more complex pose. Janu means knee, and sirsa means head. I have been familiar with it all my life. I practised it throughout my school life and my time in taekwondo practice. When I started to practise Yoga, I revisited it again. During school and taekwondo, the aim was to touch your leg with your head, so we all yanked ourselves forward or grabbed our straight leg and pulled ourselves down as much as possible. Only Yoga taught me a different approach, more structured. I became aware that both sides of the body do different things. And because of that, the pose can be tricky. I love, though, how it opens the hip joint and lengthens the back. Why practise head-to-knee pose? The outer rotation of the bent leg in janu sirsasana opens your hip joints, a great antidote against prolonged sitting. The back of the bent knee side lengthens and opens. The pose stimulates your digestion and calms your mind. Continue reading ..