2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

(Elliott) #1

One-Legged Reclined Hero Pose


Eka Pada Supta Virasana

(EY-kuh PUH-duh SUP-tuh veer-AHS-uh-nuh)


Modification: leg straight on the floor, toes flexed in; arms straight out to the sides, palms facing up
Pose Type: supine
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)


ONE KNEE BENT TO THE BACK, OTHER LEG BENT


One-Legged Reclined Hero Pose


Eka Pada Supta Virasana

(EY-kuh PUH-duh SUP-tuh veer-AHS-uh-nuh)


Modification: Leg 1: in Hero Pose (Virasana)
Leg 2: knee up to the sky, heel to the sitting bones; arms up over the head, palms facing up
Pose Type: supine
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)

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