2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

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UPWARD DOG POSE: BOTH LEGS STRAIGHT—ONE LEG, ONE ARM, & TO THE SIDE


Uneven One-Legged Upward Facing Dog Pose


Vishama Eka Pada Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana

(VISH-uh-muh EY-kuh PUH-duh OORD-vuh MUK-uh shvuh-NAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: both toes pointed
Pose Type: prone, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)


Sideways Upward Facing Dog Pose


Parshva Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana

(PAHRSH-vuh OORD-vuh MUK-uh shvuh-NAHS-uh-nuh)
Pose Type: prone, backbend, side bend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)

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