BACKBEND: HEADSTAND 1 ARM POSITION—LEGS STRAIGHT
One-Legged Inverted Staff Pose
Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana
(EY-kuh PUH-duh vi-puh-REE-tuh duhn-DAHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Inverted Staff Pose B (Viparita Dandasana B)
Modification: both legs straight
Pose Type: backbend, inversion
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
Two-Legged Inverted Staff Pose
Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana
(DWI-puh-duh vi-puh-REE-tuh duhn-DAHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Inverted Staff Pose A (Viparita Dandasana A)
Pose Type: backbend, inversion
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)