Eka Padasana

Exercise-120: Eka padasana (The one foot pose)

• Stand erect with the feet together.
• Raise the arms directly above the head and interlock the fingers.
• Slowly lean forward, keeping the trunk and head in line with the straightened arms.
• Simultaneously raise the left leg backward, keeping it straight and in line with the trunk.
• The body should rotate from the right hip joint.
• The final pose is attained when the left leg, the trunk, the head and the arms are all in one straight horizontal line, the right leg straight and vertical.
• Remain in the final pose for as long as possible and then slowly return to the starting position.
• Repeat the movement, raising the right leg backward.

Breathing-

• Inhale while raising the arms.
• Exhale while bending to assume the final pose.
• Breathe normally in the final pose.
• Inhale while returning to the starting position.

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