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Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana

Urdhva: upwards Prasarita: extended Eka: one Pada: foot (OORD-VAH-PRAH-SAHR-EE-TAH EK-AH PAHD-AH-SUN-AH)

Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana

ENERGETIC ALIGNMENT

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COMMON MISALIGNMENTS

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RELATED ASANAS

Uttanasana, Hanumanasana, Parsvottanasana, Prasarita Padottanasana

ENERGETIC ALIGNMENT

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COMMON MISALIGNMENTS

-feet turned out or in
-hyperextension in standing knee
-lack of vyana through lifted leg
-posterior tilt of pelvis
-kyphosis of spine
-shoulders falling to the ears
-tension in cervical spine

ASANA NOTES AND BENEFITS

-calms the brain
-stimulates the liver and kidneys
-stretches the hamstrings, calves and thighs
-strengthens the thighs, knees and ankles
-stretches the back of the leg, the front thigh and groin

FOUNDATION ANATOMY

HA/Solar - contract - bicep, core abdominals
Standing leg: hamstrings, gastrocnemius, soleus
Free leg: quadriceps (lower fibers), hamstrings (upper fibers), gastrocnemius, soleus

THA/Lunar - lengthen - triceps, spinal extensors
Standing leg: hamstrings, gastrocnemius,soleus
Free leg: hamstrings (lower fibers), gastrocnemius

THREE PART VINYASA

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