EKAPADA SIRSA KAUNDINYASANA

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EKAPADA SIRSA KAUNDINYASANA Asana group: complex poses Translation of the name from Sanskrit: • eka — one; • pada — foot; • sirsha — head; • Koundinya — a sage. 1. Setup Starting position: Dandasana. Take the right shin and foot with both hands and bring the leg behind the head. Press the hands into the mat, rise onto the arms, straighten the left leg, bring it back, straighten it at the knee and hold the balance on the hands. Simplified variations: • bend the left leg at the knee. Advanced variations: • take the right leg behind the back; 3. Safety • The neck and back may round too much, which can cause protrusions and hernias — perform the simplified version. • Knee of the top leg: with insufficient rotation in the hip joints, the twisting happens in the knee joint. If discomfort appears, use the simplified variations.