EASTERN INTENSE STRETCH: FOREARMS TO FLOOR—GRABBING ONTO THE TRICEPS
Hands Bound Easy Fish Pose
Baddha Hasta Sukha Matsyasana
(BUH-duh HUH-stuh SUK-uh muhts-YAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: one leg straight to the floor; other knee bent, foot to the floor
Pose Type: seated, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
Hands Bound Easy Intense Leg Stretch
Baddha Hasta Sukha Uttana Padasana
(BUH-duh HUH-stuh SUK-uh ut-TAHN-uh puh-DAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: knees bent at 90 degrees, feet off the floor
Pose Type: seated, backbend, core
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)