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[[File:Ayurwiki-VīRāSana.gif|400px|right|Yoga in a Gif - VīRāSana]]
[[File:Virasana.png|thumb|right|'' Virasana'']]
'''Virasana''' creates the deepest flexion of the knee joint possible (to a healthy, normal knee) and thus '''resets''' and re-stabilizes this important joint. And while it is an excellent posture to keep your knees healthy and mobile, it should be noted that it is contraindicated for practitioners with existing knee and/or ankle injuries.
==Initial practice notes==
As a beginner, you might find it difficult to balance the pressure of the top of your feet on the floor.<ref name="Initial practice notes"/>
This is one of the Asanas prescribed in [[Hatha Yoga Pradipika (book)|Hatha Yoga Pradipika]].
==References==
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[[Category:Curative Asanas]][[Category:for - Ankles]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Arthritis of the dorsal region]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Arthritis of the shoulder joints]][[Category:AstmaCurative Asanas for - Asthma]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Backache]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Low blood pressure]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Bronchitis]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Broncho-pneumonia]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Coccyx]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Colic]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Colitis]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Diabetes]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Flat foot]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Gout]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Heels]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Knees]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Labour pain]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Lungs]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Menstrual disorders]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Palpitation]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Pleurisy]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Pnemonia]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Prostates]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Thrombosis of the legs]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Tonsillitis]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Varicose veins]][[Category:Curative Asanas for - Ovaries]]
