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One Footed Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya 1 (Eka Pada Koundinyasana 1)
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- Begin in Parsva Bakasana with the left upper arm to the outside of the right thigh
- Start to straighten the right leg, aiming the right foot forward and past the upper left corner of the mat
- Simultaneously straighten and reach the left leg back, aiming it towards the back right corner of the mat
- Press into both big toe mounds to animate the inner thighs and keep the legs active and neutral
- Roll the heads of the upper arms back and up away from the floor while extending the sternum away from the navel
- Every inhale work to get longer from the left big toe to the right
- Every exhale direct the torso slightly more towards the front center of the mat
- Hold for 5-10 breaths and then either step back to Plank or swing the right leg back and into Chaturanga
- Repeat on the other side