Uttana Padasana
Extended Foot Pose
(Ashtanga Version)
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Urdhva Prasarita Padasana (Upward Extended Feet Pose)[4]
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UTTANA-PADASANA
One should lie supine on the ground. Raise only one leg in the first instance. It is necessary that knee remains straight and leg situated up, up to 30 degrees. Repeat this procedure by the second leg.
kakhpadasana
Take the same position as udarakarshana
1. Put your left leg in front of about 1 feet and bend the right knee towards the left foot
2.
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They included: pranadharana in sukhasana, shavasana, hand postures, utthita eka padasana - raising one leg at a time and raising both legs, ardha pawanmuktasana, bhujangasana, ardha shalabhasana, vajrasana, brahma mudra, chakrasana, vakrasana, ...
Attain the Uttanpadasana posture.
Exhaling raise the waist and push the legs backward over the head.
Move into Urdhva Prasarita Padasana (Leg Lifts) by lifting the legs over the hips and bringing them perpendicular to the floor. Then ask yourself these questions: When lifting the legs, did the abdominals bellow out and become hard?
There are some which can be practised by sitting, such as Paschimottanasana, Padmasana, etc. Some Asanas are done while lying down. These are Uttanapadasana, Pavanamuktasana, etc. Sirshasana, Vrikshasana, etc.
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