Reverse Prayer Fish Pose
Viparita Namaskar Matsyasana
(vi-puh-REE-tuh nuh-muhs-KAHR muhts-YAHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Back of the Body Prayer Fish Pose (Paschima Namaskara Matsyasana)
Modification: legs straight to the floor
Pose Type: seated, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
Intense Leg Stretch
Uttana Padasana
(ut-TAHN-uh puh-DAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: legs straight on the floor, arms straight in front of the chest, palms pressed together
Pose Type: seated, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
HEAD AND SITTING BONES ON THE FLOOR: ONE LEG STRAIGHT, ONE KNEE BENT