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Raised Leg Downward Facing Dog/ Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana
By FITTR
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PT0S
20 Jun 2022
2022-06-20T12:57:55.000Z
Preparation
This pose helps in strengthening the nerves and muscles in the limbs and the back, stretches, tones and shapes leg muscles and ligaments, improves digestion, relieves headache, insomnia, back pain and fatigue. Let's look at the steps: Sit down and place your palms and knees on the floor Look at the floor. Now, inhale, raise your hips up and lower the head between the arms so that the back and legs form two sides of a triangle Keep the knees and hands straight, gaze on the floor. Push the heels and head towards the floor. This is the starting position.
Method
Step 1
Now, raise your left leg up, as high as possible from behind, keep it straight
Step 2
Press the palms evenly into the floor, keep the elbows straight and move the chest towards the right thigh
Step 3
Push the right heel towards the floor, look down
Step 4
Hold the posture for 5 breaths
Step 5
Exhale, release the left leg and return to the starting position
Step 6
Repeat on the other side by lifting the right leg
Step 7
Precautions: People with high blood pressure, diarrhoea, headache or back condition especially slipped disc should not practice this asana.
