YOGA POSTURE: King Pigeon Pose, Backbend

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II (one legged king pigeon variation), originally uploaded by Richard-.

Theme: Beck-bend Yoga Postures, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana

While we do various yoga postures, our body takes various shapes. The names of yoga postures are given as per the shapes the posture makes. Sometimes it is named so looking to the benefits and the limbs of body it involves. Rajakapot Asana or the King Pigeon Pose makes renders our body in a particular shape. In the image given here it has a special name. Eka Pada Rajakapotasana, as it involves on leg mainly.

This posture involves backbend posture. It helps opening the hip portion of our body. This posture involves the backbend intensely. So for the beginners, it would be advisable to do this asana in presence of a trained teacher.

OTHER BACK-BEND YOGA POSTURES

Nataraj Asana

Bow Pose

Reverse Bow Pose

King Pigeon Pose

Camel Pose