Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga

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Ut means intense and tan means to stretch. This asana resembles

a stretched peacock (Mayiira), hence the name.

Technique

r. Do Salamba Sarvangasana. (Plate 223)

2. Rest the palms well on the back, raise the spine up, take the legs
   back straight (Plate 256) or bend the knees (Plate 257) and throw the
   legs back over the wrists to the floor. (Plate 258.) Stretch out the
   legs and keep them together. (Plate 259)

(^257)
3· The whole body forms a bridge, the weight of which is borne by
the elbows and the wrists. The only parts of the body in contact with