BOW POSE: OVERHEAD GRIP—ONE KNEE BENT, ONE LEG STRAIGHT
One Hand One-Legged Big Toe Bow Pose
Eka Hasta Eka Pada Padangushta Dhanurasana
(EY-kuh HUH-stuh EY-kuh PUH-duh puhd-ahng-GOOSH-tuh duh-nur-AHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: 1. one hand grabbing onto the foot on the opposite side with overhead grip
- with backbend
Pose Type: prone, backbend
Drishti Point: Nasagrai or Nasagre (nose), Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the
eyebrows)
One Hand One-Legged Big Toe Bow Pose
Eka Hasta Eka Pada Padangushta Dhanurasana
(EY-kuh HUH-stuh PUH-duh puhd-ahng-GOOSH-tuh duh-nur-AHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: one hand grabbing onto the foot on the same side with overhead grip
Pose Type: prone, backbend
Drishti Point: Nasagrai or Nasagre (nose), Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the
eyebrows)