Friday, January 22, 2010


The One-Legged King Pigeon Posture - (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana)

"Eka" a "Pada" means foot, "Raja" is king, and "Kapota means" dove. In this posture, the chest thrust forward like a dove, thus given the name.

The dove is an excellent advanced back bending posture in its complete form, from them much flexibility in the entire length of the spine and the hips and shoulders. This intense backbend should only be attempted byvery experienced practitioners.

A preliminary version of the Pigeon posture can comfortably by almost all who are healthy knees done. Moving into the preparation of this attitude that the simple pigeon deeply works the hips and helps relieve tension in this region of the body. It requires holding steady balance while curving backward.

The One-Legged King Pigeon attitude affects the entire body as it strengthens, stretches and tones the spine, the nerves around the promotion ofSpine.

It stretches the thighs, the muscles of the groin and hips, abdomen, shoulders and neck. It stretches the chest and rib cage.

The Pigeon posture stimulates the glands and internal organs.

Having practiced this wonderful but very difficult to One-Legged King Pigeon attitude, we feel the sense of achievement. This attitude gives the doctor a lot of advantages, but there are some health conditions in which this attitude should not beattempted.

Three important reasons not to do the dove posture:

Not 1) In the event of a breach of this attitude do sacroiliac practice.
(The term refers to the ISG area of a small joint that lies at the junction of the sacrum), a part of the spine and the ilium, a part of the basin.

2) If you have injured ankle or knee to avoid this attitude.

3) Current or chronic back injury is a contraindication for this position.

Caution: Always check withTell your doctor if you have any doubts or concerns regarding the suitability of this posture for you. It is best for the implementation of the yoga position, in the presence of a qualified yoga teacher.

Issued in the interest of people practicing Hatha Yoga by Subodh Gupta, Yoga Expert based in London.

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