2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

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One-Legged Scorpion Pose


Eka Pada Vrishchikasana

(EY-kuh PUH-duh vrish-chi-KAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: forearms to the floor, foot away from the head
Pose Type: forearm balance, inversion, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)


BACKBENDS ON FOREARMS, LOTUS ON FOREARMS, AND ELBOW BALANCES


Inverted Puppy Dog Pose in Peacock Feather Pose


Viparita Shvanakasana in Picha Mayurasana

(vi-puh-REE-tuh shvuh-nuh-KAHS-uh-nuh in pich-chuh muh-yoor-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Viparita Shvanakasana in Pincha Mayurasana
Modification: knees bent, backbend
Pose Type: forearm balance, inversion, backbend
Drishti Point: Angushtamadhye or Angushta Ma Dyai (thumbs)

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