Yoga Anatomy

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana

One-Legged Royal Pigeon Pose

eh-KAH pah-DAH rah-JAH-cop-poh-TAHS-anna

eka = one; pada = foot, leg; raja = king, royal; kapota = dove, pigeon

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Triceps

brachii

Psoas

major

Gluteusmaximus Iliacus

Pectoralis major

External oblique

Rectus abdominis

Quadriceps

Tensor fasciae latae

E5267/Kaminoff/fig8.7b/417737/alw/pulled-r2

Triceps

brachii

Pectoralis

major

Rectus

abdominis

Serratus

anterior

E5267/Kaminoff/fig8.7c/417738/alw/pulled-r2

Spinal

extensors

Serratus

anterior

Gluteus

maximus

Classification

Asymmetrical kneeling backward-bending pose