2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

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Hasta Pada Lasyasana

(HUH-stuh PUH-duh lahs-YAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: arm up over the head reaching to the sky
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, KNEES IN LINE, FORWARD BENDS


Hand to Ankle Half Standing Wind Relieving Intense Stretch Pose


Hasta Kulpha Ardha Stiti Vayu Muktyuttonasana

(HUH-stuh kul-puh UHR-duh STI-ti VAH-yu muk-tew-ton-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Hasta Kulpha Ardha Nindra Vayu Muktyuttonasana; Knee to Ear Half Standing
Wind Relieving Intense Stretch Pose (Janu Karna Ardha Nindra Vayu Muktyuttonasana) and Hand to
Ankle Standing Wind Relieving Half For-ward Bend
Modification: one hand grabbing onto the ankle, knee to the temple; other arm up to the sky, elbow
bent
Pose Type: standing one-legged balance, forward bend
Drishti Point: Nasagrai or Nasagre (nose)

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