2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

(Elliott) #1
Eka Pada Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana

(EY-kuh PUH-duh OORD-vuh MUK-uh shvuh-NAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: toes of the straight leg curled in; knee of the other leg bent, toes pointing up to the sky
Pose Type: prone, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)


Half Big Toe Bow Pose in One-Legged Upward Facing Dog Pose


Ardha Padangushta Dhanurasana in Eka Pada Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana

(UHR-duh puhd-ahng-GOOSH-tuh duh-nur-AHS-uh-nuh in EY-kuh PUH-duh OORD-vuh MUK-uh shvuh-NAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: grabbing onto the foot with overhead grip on the same side
Pose Type: prone, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)


UPWARD DOG POSE: TOES CURLED IN—LEGS CROSSED


Upward Facing Dog Pose

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