EASTERN INTENSE STRETCH: FOREARMS TO FLOOR—GRABBING ONTO TRICEPS—KNEES BENT
Hands Bound Easy Fish Pose
Baddha Hasta Sukha Matsyasana
(BUH-duh HUH-stuh SUK-uh muhts-YAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: knees bent, feet to the floor
Pose Type: seated, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
Hands Bound Half Eastern Intense Stretch Pose
Baddha Hasta Ardha Purvottanasana
(BUH-duh HUH-stuh UHR-duh poor-vo-tahn-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Hands Bound Reverse Table Top, Hands Bound Half Reverse Plank
Pose Type: standing (on the forearms), backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)