SHOULDERSTAND: ONE LEG UP, ONE LEG DOWN
Leg Contraction Pose in Supported Whole Body Pose
Pada Akunchanasana in Salamba Sarvangasana
(PUH-duh uh-kunch-AHS-uh-nuh in SAH-luhm-buh suhr-vuhng-GAHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Shoulderstand
Modification: one knee bent toward the forehead
Pose Type: inversion, forward bend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
One-Legged Supported Whole Body Pose
Eka Pada Salamba Sarvangasana
(EY-kuh PUH-duh SAH-luhm-buh suhr-vuhng-GAHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: One-Legged Plow Pose (Eka Pada Halasana), Shoulderstand
Pose Type: inversion, forward bend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)