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Effects

The pose strengthens the arms and abdominal organs and the thigh

muscles.

161. Eka Pada Bakasana I Twenty-six,. (Plates 446 and 447)
     Eka means one. Pada means leg or foot. Baka means a crane.

Technique

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1. Perform Salamba Sfrsasana • II. (Plate 192)


2. Exhale, lower both legs until they are parallel to the floor. (Plate
   434.) Bend the right knee and place the right shin on the back of the
   upper right arm as near the armpit as possible. Keep the left leg in the
   air parallel to the floor. (Plate 445.) Secure this position and balance
   with even breathing.

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