Eka pāda śīrṣāsana

Ekapadasirsasana is an Asana. It is translated as One Leg Behind the Head Pose from Sanskrit.

The name of this pose comes from "eka" meaning "one", "pada" meaning "leg" or "foot", "sirsa" meaning "head", and "asana" meaning "posture" or "seat".^[1][2][3][4]

Benefits and Cautions

This advance pose strengthens your neck, opens your glutes, internal hips and hamstrings.

Be careful if you have neck injuries, hip injuries, hamstring injuries or lower back injuries.^[1][2]

Publications Featuring Ekapadasirsasana

• Asanas 608: Yoga Poses by Dharma Mittra ^[5]
• Yoga Resource Practice Manual by Darren Rhodes ^[6]
• Yoga (Yoga Journal Books) by Linda Sparrowe and David Martinez ^[7]
• 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Mr. Yoga (Daniel Lacerda) ^[8]
• Yoga From the Heart by Yogananth Andiappan ^[9]

References

1. "Eka Pada Sirsasana (Foot-behind-the-Head Pose) - Yoga Journal". Yoga Journal. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
2. "Kathryn Budig Challenge: Foot-Behind-the-Head Pose, Eka Pada Sirsasana". Yoga Journal. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
3. Inc., YogaGlo,. "Eka Pada Sirsasana Prep | YogaGlo". www.yogaglo.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
4. KinoYoga (2013-11-21), Yoga Leg Behind the Head: Eka Pada Sirsasana, retrieved 2016-06-19
5. Mittra, Dharma (2003-04-01). Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses. Novato, Calif.: New World Library. ISBN 9781577314028.
6. Rhodes, Darren; Sell, Christina; Longstaff, Michael (2013-02-10). Huang, Ellen, ed. Yoga Resource Practice Manual. Tirtha Studios & Yo Productions.
7. Sparrowe, Linda; Martinez, David (2008-01-08). Yoga. New York: Universe. ISBN 9780789399878.
8. Lacerda, Daniel (2015-11-10). 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses. Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 9781631910104.
9. Andiappan, Yogananth (2007-01-01). Yogananth Andiappan - Yoga From the Heart. International Yoga Academy Lim. ISBN 9789889982812.