2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

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ONE-LEGGED KING PIGEON: BACK LEG STRAIGHT


Easy One-Legged King Pigeon Pose 1


Sukha Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana 1

(SUK-uh EY-kuh PUH-duh RAH-juh kuh-po-TAHS-uh-nuh)


Modification: hips lifted, back leg straight, arms open wide
Pose Type: standing (on the knees), backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)


One-Legged King Pigeon Pose 1 Prep.


Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana 1 Prep.

(EY-kuh PUH-duh RAH-juh kuh-po-TAHS-uh-nuh)


Modification: hips off the floor, back leg straight; hands on the hips
Pose Type: seated, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)


Upward Hands One-Legged King Pigeon Pose 1

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