Sideways Bound Leg Bound Angle Pose
Parshva Baddha Pada Baddha Konasana
(PAHRSH-vuh BUH-duh PUH-duh BUH-duh ko-NAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: binding around one leg, arm wrapped around the shin
Pose Type: seated, forward bend, side bend, twist, binding
Drishti Point: Urdhva or Antara Drishti (up to the sky)
BOUND ANGLE POSE: HEELS CLOSE, FEET LIFTED, SITTING BONES LIFTED AND FORWARD BEND
Pose Dedicated to Sage Goraksha
Gorakshasana
(go-rahk-SHAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: feet in Bound Angle Pose (Baddha Konasana), sitting on the heels
- one hand to the centre of the chest, other hand to the floor behind the hips
- hands in Anjali Mudra (Hands in Prayer)
Pose Type: seated, balance
Drishti Point: Nasagrai or Nasagre (nose), Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the
eyebrows)