BACKBEND: FOREARMS ON THE FLOOR, HEELS DOWN
Bound Wheel Pose
Chakra Bandhasana
(CHUHK-ruh buhn-DAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: forearms to the floor, heels down, fingertips touching the heels
Pose Type: backbend, inversion
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
Bound Wheel Pose
Chakra Bandhasana
(CHUHK-ruh buhn-DAHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Bound Wheel Pose (Bandha Chakrasana)
Modification: grabbing onto ankles
- looking straight ahead
- head rolling back
Pose Type: backbend, inversion
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)