Technique
Y og asanas, Bandha and Kriya 299
r. From Kala Bhairavasana (Plate 375), place the right palm on the
floor and bending the right knee, rest on the floor wit� the left leg on
the back of the neck, thus coming back to Eka Pada S!r�asana. (Plate
371)
- Press the palms on the floor by the side of the hips.
3· Raise the hips off the floor and balance the body on the palms. Lift
the outstretched right leg up until it forms an angle of about 6o to
75 degrees from the floor. (Plates 379 and 380.) Stay in the pose to
your capacity with normal breathing.
142. Durvasasana Twenty-one* (Plate 383)
Diirvasa was the name of a very irascible sage whose anger has become
proverbial.
Technique
I. From Chakorasana (Plate 379) rest the outstretched right leg on the
floor. Bend the right knee and squat by resting the palms on the floor.
(Plate 381)
- Then rest the palms on the right thigh. Exhale, press the palms
on the right thigh, pull the trunk up and gradually stand up on the
right leg, keeping it erect by making the muscles taut. (Plate 382)
- Pull the waist and chest up, fold the hands in front of the chest
