2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

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ONE-LEGGED KING PIGEON: ASYMMETRICAL ARMS—CROSS OVER & UNDER-HEAD/OVERHEAD GRIP


Both Hands to Feet Bound One-Legged King Pigeon Pose 1


Dwi Hasta Pada Baddha Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana 1

(DWI-huh-stuh PUH-duh BUH-duh EY-kuh PUH-duh RAH-juh kuh-po-TAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: grabbing onto the opposite foot with overhead grip
Pose Type: seated, backbend, binding
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)


One-Legged King Pigeon Pose 1


Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana 1

(EY-kuh PUH-duh RAH-juh kuh-po-TAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: one hand on the back knee, one hand grabbing onto the opposite foot with overhead
grip
Pose Type: seated, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)

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