In some asanas, the thighs have a natural tendency to roll outward by virtue of the position they are in. In these asanas, a deliberate effort is needed to keep the thighs centered by rolling them inward. In other asanas, we need to roll the thighs deliberately outward because they have a tendency to roll inward.
| Turn thighs inward to keep them centered | Turn thighs outward to keep them centered | |
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| Standing asanas | Tadasana | Lower leg in Vrksasana |
| Rear leg in Virabhadrasana I | Trikonasana | |
| Rear leg in Parivrtta Trikonasana | Parsvakonasana | |
| Rear leg in Parsvottanasana | Virabhadrasana II | |
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| Lying asanas | Supta Padangusthasana | |
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| Backbends | (virtually all) | |
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| Inverted asanas | Adho Mukha Svanasana | |
| Adho Mukha Vrksasana | ||
| Pinca Mayurasana | ||
| Sarvangasana | ||
| Sirsasana |