2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

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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

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