CHEST AND KNEES ON THE FLOOR: KNEES BEHIND HIPS—BOTH LEGS BENT—ARMS BEHIND THE HEAD
One-Legged Water Grove Pose
Eka Pada Nirakunjasana
(EY-kuh PUH-duh neer-uh-kunj-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Heart Pose (Anahatasana Modification)
Modification: both knees bent
- arms straight to the back, palms down
- arms lifted off the floor
Pose Type: prone, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)
Bow Pose in One-Legged Water Grove Pose
Dhanurasana in Eka Pada Nirakunjasana
(duh-nur-AHS-uh-nuh in EY-kuh PUH-duh neer-uh-kunj-AHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Heart Pose (Anahatasana Modification)
Modification: both hands grabbing the top foot with under-head grip; the knee of the bottom leg on the
floor, toes pointing to the sky
Pose Type: prone, backbend
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)