Reclined Complete Thunderbolt Pose
Supta Paripurna Vajrasana
(SUP-tuh puh-ri-POOR-nuh vuhj-RAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: forearms to the floor in a backbend
Pose Type: seated, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
VERTICAL SPLITS: SCISSOR LEGS—BOTH KNEES BENT & ONE KNEE BENT, ONE LEG STRAIGHT
Reclining Both Hands to the Leg Pose
Supta Dwi Hasta Padasana
(SUP-tuh DWI-huh-stuh puh-DAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: elbows bent, triceps on the floor, fingers interlocked behind the back of the thigh Leg
1: slight knee bend, foot flat on the floor Leg 2: knee bent at 90 degrees, knee toward the chest
Pose Type: supine, forward bend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows) or Padayoragrai or