Eka Pada Bakasana 1
One Legged Crane Pose 1 - Eka Pada Bakasana 1
Eka Pada Bakasana 1 is an Asana. It is translated as One Legged Crane Pose 1 from Sanskrit. The name of this pose comes from "eka" meaning "one", "pada" meaning "foot", "baka" meaning "crane, crow, large bird", and "asana" meaning "posture" or "seat".[1][2]
Benefits and Cautions
This pose has many benefits: it strengthens wrists, arms and shoulders, promotes sense of balance, strengthens the core, opens the front hips and things.
Be careful white doing this pose if you have wrist, arms, shoulder, spinal or hip injuries. Do not do this pose if pregnant or suffering from severe high blood pressure.[1][2]
Publications Featuring
- Asanas 608: Yoga Poses by Dharma Mittra [3]
- Yoga Resource Practice Manual by Darren Rhodes [4]
- Yoga (Yoga Journal Books) by Linda Sparrowe and David Martinez [5]
- 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Mr. Yoga (Daniel Lacerda) [6]
- Yoga From the Heart by Yogananth Andiappan [7]
References
- 1 2 "Challenge Pose: Eka Pada Bakasana - Yoga Journal". 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- 1 2 "Eka Pada Bakasana I (One Leg Crane or Crow Pose 1)". Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ Mittra, Dharma (2003-04-01). Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses. Novato, Calif.: New World Library. ISBN 9781577314028.
- ↑ Rhodes, Darren; Sell, Christina; Longstaff, Michael (2013-02-10). Huang, Ellen, ed. Yoga Resource Practice Manual. Tirtha Studios & Yo Productions.
- ↑ Sparrowe, Linda; Martinez, David (2008-01-08). Yoga (1st edition ed.). New York: Universe. ISBN 9780789399878.
- ↑ Lacerda, Daniel (2015-11-10). 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses. Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 9781631910104.
- ↑ Andiappan, Yogananth (2007-01-01). Yogananth Andiappan - Yoga From the Heart. International Yoga Academy Lim. ISBN 9789889982812.
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