Reverse Prayer One-Legged Water Grove Pose
Viparita Namaskar Eka Pada Nirakunjasana
(vi-puh-REE-tuh nuh-muhs-KAHR EY-kuh PUH-duh neer-uh-kunj-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Back of the Body Prayer One-Legged Water Grove Pose (Paschima Namaskara Eka
Pada Nirakunjasana), Heart Pose
Pose Type: prone, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
CHEST AND KNEES ON THE FLOOR: KNEES BEHIND HIPS—ONE LEG STRAIGHT AND LIFTED—BOTTOM
KNEE BENT
One-Legged Inverted Locust Pose Prep.
Eka Pada Viparita Shalabhasana Prep.
(EY-kuh PUH-duh vi-puh-REE-tuh shuh-luh-BAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: forearms on the floor, knee of straight leg resting on the foot of the bottom leg
Pose Type: prone, backbend