Modification: arm up over the head and parallel to the floor
Pose Type: standing one-legged balance, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows), Hastagrai or Hastagre
(hands)
ONE LEG STANDING BALANCE: KNEE BENT IN FRONT—BACKBENDS—GRABBING ONTO THE ANKLE
Standing One-Legged Hero Pose
Stiti Eka Pada Virasana
(STI-ti EY-kuh PUH-duh veer-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Nindra Eka Pada Virasana; Standing One-Legged Thunderbolt Pose (Nindra Eka
Pada Vajrasana)
Modification: hand grabbing onto the foot, heel toward the glutes, shin parallel to the floor, other arm
up to the sky
Pose Type: standing one-legged balance
Drishti Point: Nasagrai or Nasagre (nose)