Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I (Eka Pada Koundinyanasana I)
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I (Eka Pada Koundinyanasana I)
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I is an advanced arm balance that helps tone the arms, abs and strengthen the wrist. Beginners may want to use a bolster to support the side leg in this pose. Yogi’s with wrist or lower back injury use caution.
To do Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I, the Yogi will start in a standing position and move into a squat. Theres a few tricky steps here, but the basics are to move to balance the left thigh on the right arm and kick the right leg back into a twisted sort of side split while balancing on the hands with the arms at a 90 degree angle and fingers facing forward. This posture has a lot going on, don’t be intimidated too much, there are quite a few ways to work up to it!
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I is an advanced arm balance that helps tone the arms, abs and strengthen the wrist. Beginners may want to use a bolster to support the side leg in this pose. Yogi’s with wrist or lower back injury use caution.
To do Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I, the Yogi will start in a standing position and move into a squat. Theres a few tricky steps here, but the basics are to move to balance the left thigh on the right arm and kick the right leg back into a twisted sort of side split while balancing on the hands with the arms at a 90 degree angle and fingers facing forward. This posture has a lot going on, don’t be intimidated too much, there are quite a few ways to work up to it!
