 | ||
Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana is an Asana. It is translated as One Legged Inverted Staff Pose from Sanskrit.
Contents
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".
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.
Publications featuring
References
One Legged Inverted Staff Pose - Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA