Shooting Bow Posture (Akarna-asana) Instruction:
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Sit on the floor with the legs together and extended straight out in front. Keep the back straight, shoulders level and head straight.
Shooting Bow Posture, or The Archer
Variation I
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Dhanur Asana (The Bow Posture)
The body form in this asana resembles a bow or 'dhanur'. It is one of the best asana for activating and strengthening the joints of the body. It has some special benefits for women.
Hala Asana (Plough Posture) ...
Akarna Dhanur Asana (Shooting bow posture)
Anjanaya Asana (Salutation posture)
Ardha Chandra Asana (Half Moon posture)
Ardha Matsyendra Asana (Half Spinal Twist posture)
Baddha kona Asana (Restrained angle posture)
Bala Asana (Child posture) ...
The "bow" here referred to is a bow as in "bow and arrow." Literally we could translate this as the near-the-ear bow posture but because of the obvious appearance of the posture we'll call it the shooting bow posture.
The cakra-asana is also known as the urdhva-dhanurasana. Urdhva means raised, elevated or upright and dhanur means bow. Both "wheel posture" and "raised bow posture" describe the appearance of this asana.
 See also: Bow, Posture, Asana, Stretch, Breath
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