Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana

Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana is an Asana. It is translated as One Legged Inverted Staff Pose from Sanskrit.

The name of this pose comes from "eka" meaning "one", "pada" meaning "leg", "viparita" meaning "inverted", "danda" meaning "staff" and "asana" meaning "posture" or "seat".[1][2][3]

Benefits and cautions

This challenging backbend has many benefits: it stimulates the internal organs, promotes balance, increases spinal flexibility, stretches abdominals and the front of the thighs.

Be careful while doing this pose if you have any spinal injuries or high blood pressure.[1][2][3]

Publications featuring

  • Asanas 608: Yoga Poses by Dharma Mittra[4]
  • Yoga Resource Practice Manual by Darren Rhodes[5]
  • Yoga (Yoga Journal Books) by Linda Sparrowe and David Martinez[6]
  • 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Mr. Yoga (Daniel Lacerda)[7]
  • Yoga From the Heart by Yogananth Andiappan[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "BACKBEND YOGA POSES - Mr. Yoga Is Your #1 Authority on Yoga Poses". Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  2. 1 2 "Kathryn Budig Challenge Pose: Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana I". 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  3. 1 2 "Eka-Pada Viparita Dandasana - AshtangaYoga.info". Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  4. ↑ Mittra, Dharma (2003-04-01). Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses. Novato, Calif.: New World Library. ISBN 9781577314028.
  5. ↑ Rhodes, Darren; Sell, Christina; Longstaff, Michael (2013-02-10). Huang, Ellen, ed. Yoga Resource Practice Manual. Tirtha Studios & Yo Productions.
  6. ↑ Sparrowe, Linda; Martinez, David (2008-01-08). Yoga (1st ed.). New York: Universe. ISBN 9780789399878.
  7. ↑ Lacerda, Daniel (2015-11-10). 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses. Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 9781631910104.
  8. ↑ Andiappan, Yogananth (2007-01-01). Yogananth Andiappan - Yoga From the Heart. International Yoga Academy Lim. ISBN 9789889982812.
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