EKA PADA KOUNDINYASANA I
Eka means one. Pada means a leg or foot. Koundinya is the name of a sage.
1. Perform Salamba sirsasana.
2. Exhale, lower the legs staight together until they are parallel to the floor. Pause here and take a few breaths.
3. Exhale, bend the legs and move the left leg sideways to the right. Place the left leg over the back of the upper right arm so that the outer side of the left thigh above the kneerests as near the right armpit as possible. Take a few breaths and balance.
4. Stretch the left leg straight sideways and the right leg straight back Take two breaths.
5.
Exhale,raise the head above the floor, extend the arms and balance on the hands. Keep both legs straight and taut at the knees. This is the final positon. Remain in the pose as long as you can up to 10 to 30 seconds with normal breathing.
6. Bend both knees, exhale, rest the head on the flooor and again go up to Sirsasana. Rest here for some time with normal breathing.
7. Repeat the asana on the other side for the same length of time as above, rading left for right and vice versa. Here the right thigh wil rest on the back of the upper left arm and the left leg will be strecthed staight back. Then again go up to Srsasana as as stated in position 6.
8. To complete the pose, either lower the legs to the floor and relax, or do Urdhva Dhanurasana and stand up in Tadasana. When on has mastered Viparita Chakrasana, this exercie is exhilarating after Urdhva Dhanurasana.
EFFECTS :-
The pressure of lthe leg on the abdomen in this pose massages the abdominal organs. The spinal twist rejuvenates and strengthens the spine .The arms and neck grow powereful.
Eka means one. Pada means a leg or foot. Koundinya is the name of a sage.
1. Perform Salamba sirsasana.
2. Exhale, lower the legs staight together until they are parallel to the floor. Pause here and take a few breaths.
3. Exhale, bend the legs and move the left leg sideways to the right. Place the left leg over the back of the upper right arm so that the outer side of the left thigh above the kneerests as near the right armpit as possible. Take a few breaths and balance.
4. Stretch the left leg straight sideways and the right leg straight back Take two breaths.
5.
Exhale,raise the head above the floor, extend the arms and balance on the hands. Keep both legs straight and taut at the knees. This is the final positon. Remain in the pose as long as you can up to 10 to 30 seconds with normal breathing.
6. Bend both knees, exhale, rest the head on the flooor and again go up to Sirsasana. Rest here for some time with normal breathing.
7. Repeat the asana on the other side for the same length of time as above, rading left for right and vice versa. Here the right thigh wil rest on the back of the upper left arm and the left leg will be strecthed staight back. Then again go up to Srsasana as as stated in position 6.
8. To complete the pose, either lower the legs to the floor and relax, or do Urdhva Dhanurasana and stand up in Tadasana. When on has mastered Viparita Chakrasana, this exercie is exhilarating after Urdhva Dhanurasana.
EFFECTS :-
The pressure of lthe leg on the abdomen in this pose massages the abdominal organs. The spinal twist rejuvenates and strengthens the spine .The arms and neck grow powereful.
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