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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".
Video Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana
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.
Maps Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana
Publications featuring
- Asanas 608: Yoga Poses by Dharma Mittra
- Yoga Resource Practice Manual by Darren Rhodes
- Yoga (Yoga Journal Books) by Linda Sparrowe and David Martinez
- 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Mr. Yoga (Daniel Lacerda)
- Yoga From the Heart by Yogananth Andiappan
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References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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