Feet Wide Eastern Intense Stretch Pose
Prasarita Pada Purvottanasana
(pruh-SAH-ri-tuh PUH-duh poor-vo-tahn-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Feet Wide Reverse Plank and Feet Wide Upward Plank Pose
Modification: legs straight, toes flexed in, fingertips pointing to the heels
- side view
- front view
Pose Type: standing, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
EASTERN INTENSE STRETCH: FOREARMS ON THE FLOOR
Easy Fish Pose
Sukha Matsyasana
(SUK-uh muhts-YAHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Eastern Intense Stretch Pose Prep. (Purvottanasana Prep.), Reverse Plank Prep.
Modification: head off the floor, forearms on the floor, legs straight
Pose Type: seated, backbend