Eka Pada Sirsa Prapadasana
Eka Pada Sirsa Prapadasana is an Asana. It is translated as One Leg Behind the Head Tiptoe Pose from Sanskrit.
The name of this pose comes from "eka" meaning "one", "pada" meaning "foot", "sirsa" meaning "head", "prapada" meaning "tips of feet" and "asana" meaning "posture" or "seat".[1]
Benefits and Cautions
This pose has many benefits: it opens the inner hips, thighs and hamstrings (back of the thighs), it stretches the lower back and strengthens the neck, it also promotes the sense of balance.
Be careful while doing this pose if you have any knee, hip, lower back injuries.
Publications Featuring Eka Pada Sirsa Prapadasana
- Asanas 608: Yoga Poses by Dharma Mittra [2]
- Yoga Resource Practice Manual by Darren Rhodes [3]
- Yoga (Yoga Journal Books) by Linda Sparrowe and David Martinez [4]
- 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Mr. Yoga (Daniel Lacerda) [5]
- Yoga From the Heart by Yogananth Andiappan [6]
References
- ↑ "STANDING YOGA POSES - Mr. Yoga Is Your #1 Authority on Yoga Poses". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ Mittra, Dharma (2003-04-01). Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses. Novato, Calif.: New World Library. ISBN 9781577314028.
- ↑ Rhodes, Darren; Sell, Christina; Longstaff, Michael (2013-02-10). Huang, Ellen, ed. Yoga Resource Practice Manual. Tirtha Studios & Yo Productions.
- ↑ Sparrowe, Linda; Martinez, David (2008-01-08). Yoga (1st edition ed.). New York: Universe. ISBN 9780789399878.
- ↑ Lacerda, Daniel (2015-11-10). 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses. Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 9781631910104.
- ↑ Andiappan, Yogananth (2007-01-01). Yogananth Andiappan - Yoga From the Heart. International Yoga Academy Lim. ISBN 9789889982812.
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