Tulangulasana

Weighing Scale Pose

Variation awaiting confirmation. Weighing Scale / Tulangulasana is not automatically the same as the palm-supported Scale Pose often called Tolasana. The intended leg and trunk position needs confirmation. The existing difficulty number is provisional and should not guide practice.

Advanced · 10/10

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How to do this pose

  1. Confirm the exact posture or sequence with a qualified teacher and a reliable reference before practising.
  2. No entry or exit instructions are provided here until the variation is established.
  3. Use seated palm presses with feet grounded if working on arm support, without assuming this reproduces the named posture.

Before you begin

A pose-specific suitability assessment requires the intended variation to be identified first. Do not use this reference entry as a self-teaching guide.

What you should feel

No sensation target is specified for this unconfirmed variation. Pain, numbness, joint pressure or restricted breathing are reasons to stop any attempted movement.

Benefits

Benefits cannot be assigned reliably until the intended variation is confirmed.

Common mistakes

Inferring a body position from a name alone or combining cues from different poses. Weighing Scale / Tulangulasana is not automatically the same as the palm-supported Scale Pose often called Tolasana. The intended leg and trunk position needs confirmation.

Modifications

Use seated palm presses with feet grounded if working on arm support, without assuming this reproduces the named posture.

Prep Poses

To be confirmed with the exact variation.

Follow-Up Poses

To be confirmed with the exact variation.

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Use seated palm presses with feet grounded if working on arm support, without assuming this reproduces the named posture.