KALANDAVASANA

Description

KALANDAVASANA Asana group: complex poses Translation of the name from Sanskrit: • kalandava — duck. 1. Setup Starting position: PADMASANA. Place the elbows in front of the body at shoulder width and, smoothly shifting the body and the center of gravity onto the elbows, begin to lift the legs in the lotus position up and toward the armpits along the forearms. Hold the balance. 2. Simplified and advanced variations Simplified variations: • hold the legs in the lotus position on the forearms; • PINCHA MAYURASANA. 3. Safety • This pose may be performed only after mastering Bakasana, Padmasana and Adho Mukha Vrksasana well. • It is a traumatic pose — hold it for no more than 30 seconds and do not tip the body forward.