Modification: knees bent, fingertips pointing away from the heels
Pose Type: standing, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
EASTERN INTENSE STRETCH: LEGS STRAIGHT
Eastern Intense Stretch Pose
Purvottanasana
(poor-vo-tahn-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Reverse Plank and Upward Plank Pose
Modification: legs straight, fingertips pointing to the heels
Pose Type: standing, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)