Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Eka Pada Sirsa Bakasana

From Ayurwiki
Revision as of 17:45, 29 November 2016 by Chaithrika (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Eka Pada Sirsa Bakasana is an Asana. It is translated as One Leg Behind the Head Crane Pose from Sanskrit. The name of this pose comes from "eka" meaning "one", "pada" meaning...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search

Eka Pada Sirsa Bakasana is an Asana. It is translated as One Leg Behind the Head Crane Pose from Sanskrit. The name of this pose comes from "eka" meaning "one", "pada" meaning "leg", "sirsa" meaning "head", and "asana" meaning "posture" or "seat".


Benefits

  1. It opens the inner hip and thighs
  2. It stretches the lower back
  3. Strengthens the wrist
  4. Elbow and shoulders
  5. Creates a sense of balance.

Cautions

  • Be careful while doing this pose if you have wrist, elbow, shoulder, lower back, neck hip, knee or ankle injuries.