Scorpion Pose
Vrishchikasana
(vrish-chi-KAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: forearms to the floor, feet to the head
Pose Type: forearm balance, inversion, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
One-Legged Scorpion Pose
Eka Pada Vrishchikasana
(EY-kuh PUH-duh vrish-chi-KAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: forearms to the floor, foot to the head, other leg parallel to the floor
Pose Type: forearm balance, inversion, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)