URDHVA KUKKUTASANA

Description

URDHVA KUKKUTASANA Asana group: complex poses Translation of the name from Sanskrit: • urdhva — up; • kukkuta — rooster. 1. Setup Starting position: PADMASANA. Place the hands in front of the torso at shoulder width and, smoothly shifting the torso and the center of gravity onto the hands, begin to lift the legs off the ground upward along the arms toward the armpits. Hold the balance. 2. Simplified and advanced variations Simplified variations: • rest the lotus on the forearms. 3. Safety • This pose may be performed only after a solid mastery of Bakasana, Padmasana and Adho Mukha Vrksasana. • It is a traumatic pose — hold it for no more than 30 seconds and do not tip the body forward. • The wrists can be injured; after performing the pose it is necessary to compensate the wrists.