Tip Toe Pigeon Pose
Prapada Kapotasana
(PRUH-puh-duh kuh-po-TAHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Big Toe Pigeon Pose (Padangustha Kapotasana), Little Wheel Pose (Laghu
Chakrasana)
Modification: arms up over the head, elbows bent, palms to the floor, forehead to the heels
Pose Type: backbend, standing (on the knees)
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
TOES CURLED IN: BACKBEND—ARMS STRAIGHT, PALMS TOGETHER
Raised Bound Hands in Tip Toe Camel Pose
Urdhva Baddha Hastasana in Prapada Ushtrasana
(OORD-vuh BUH-duh huh-STAHS-uh-nuh in PRUH-puh-duh oosh-TRAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: hips pushing back
Pose Type: backbend, standing (on the knees)
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows), Angushtamadhye or
Angushta Ma Dyai (thumbs)