2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

BOW POSE: UNDER-HEAD GRIP—BOTH KNEES BENT

Bow Pose

Dhanurasana

(duh-nur-AHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: hands grabbing onto the ankles

1. on the inside of the ankles


2. on the outside of the ankles
   Pose Type: prone, backbend
   Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)