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foot at the root of the left thigh and repeat the asana as described
above.
- Do Salamba S1rsasana. II again after resting the head on the floor. -
Then either lower the legs to the floor and relax or do Urdhva
Dhanurasana (Plate 486) and stand up in Ta<;iasana. (Plate 1.) When
one has mastered Vipar1ta Chakrasana (Plates 488 to 499), this
exercise is soothing after practising Urdhva Dhanurasana.
Effects
By continued practice of this pose, the wrists and the abdominal
organs will grow stronger and the lateral muscles of the abdomen will
also develop. The spine will become more elastic and the neck and
shoulders ' will grow powerful. This pose has the combined effects of
Sir�asana (Plate I 84), Padmasana (Plate 104) and Paschimottanasana
(Plate 160) - Eka Pada Galavasana Twenty-one* (Plates 431 and 433)
Eka means one. Pada means a leg. Galava is the name of a sage.
Te chnique
I. Perform Salamba S1rsasana II. (Plate 192) - Exhale, place the right foot at the root of the left thigh in half
Padmasana and bend the trunk till the legs are parallel to the floor.