How to Eka pada asana in Tamil or benefits in power yoga

How to Eka pada asana in Tamil or benefits in power yoga

How to do Eka Padasana (One Foot Pose)?

Stand straight and raise your hands above the head. Inhale while raising your hand, expanding the chest. Interlock the fingers and hold the hands together. Bend forward slowly with arms stretched out in front of you. Exhale while bending forward. Simultaneously, raise the left leg and take it backwards. Keep bending forward till your body is parallel to the ground. At the same time, take your left leg backwards so that it is perpendicular to the right leg. The entire body weight is supported on the left foot alone. In the final pose, the hands, body, trunk and legs are in a straight line, parallel to the ground. The whole body is perpendicular or at 90 degrees to the right leg looking like a “T”. Maintain this position as per your comfort level. During the final position you can breathe normally. 

Concentrate on the sense of balance and try to maintain this position for as long as you can. Repeat the same with the other leg, in which case the entire body weight is supported by the left foot alone. Benefits of Eka Padasana (One Foot Pose) Eka Padasana helps to strengthen the leg muscles. It can give a good stretch to the muscles of the lower back. Eka Padasana improves the sense of balance and develops nervous coordination