Nirakunjasana
(neer-uh--kunj-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Heart Pose (Anahatasana Modification)
Modification: arms in front, elbows bent; palms together; chin off the floor; heels toward the sitting
bones
Pose Type: prone, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows), Angushtamadhye or
Angushta Ma Dyai (thumbs)
Hands Bound Water Grove Pose
Baddha Hasta Nirakunjasana
(BUH-duh HUH-stuh neer-uh-kunj-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Heart Pose (Anahatasana Modification)
Modification: heels toward the sitting bones
Pose Type: prone, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)