EK PAD PRANAMASAN

Type of Aasana : Basic/Intermediate


Basic Position : Dand Stithi ; Standing erect position. Legs joined at feet  and Knees. Trunk and Back Straight . Basically standing straight and erect on ground.


How to do the Aasana : 

  1. This comes into the category of balancing aasans as you have to balance the whole body on one foot at at time. 
  2. Lift your right leg and put it on left thigh as high as possible from inside.
  3. Complete sole of right feet should be in contact with left thigh with fingers of right feet pointing downwards towards to floor.
  4. The body posture should be straight. Do not bend the knee forward or backward. 
  5. In final position the right knee is exact sideways with right foot sole in complete contact with left thigh as high as possible from inside.
  6. Now raise both arms high above the head such that the shoulders touch the ears and do namaskar with both hands.
  7. This is final position
  8. Try to be still and composed in this position. as much as possible.
  9. Repeat with left leg
  10. This is one round.
  11. Do such 5 rounds.

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Breathing :Normal during entire procedure.


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