Three Limbs Face To One Leg

Sanskrit Name:	Mukha Eka Pada Paschimottanasana
Similar Pose Names:	Trianga Mukhaikapada Pascimottanasana,Extended Stretch To The West,Intense Stretch to the West,Paschimottanasana, Seated Forward Fold, Intense Back Stretch, Entire Back Stretch, West Stretch, Paschimattanasana
Category:	Seated & Floor
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Membership Category:	Yoga Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Seated & Floor
Types:	Forward Bend, Stretch, Inversion, Hip Opener, Prone, Seated & Floor, Seated
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps, Core, Hamstrings, Hips, Lower Back, Middle Back, Psoas, Wrists & Arms
Chakras:	Base, Sacral Centre, Solar Plexus Centre, Throat Centre
Therapy:	Back Pain, Fatigue, Leg Congestion, Poor Posture
Drishti:	Tip Of Nose
Dosha:	Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Come to Staff. Take hold of back of left thigh, draw knee in, keep muscles of left leg soft. Bring left foot back. Exhale, reach forward, take hold of outer edge of right foot. Inhale, pull arms back. Lift and open chest. Exhale, bend elbows, extend trunk forward, drawn chin towards shin. Hold. Exhale, return to Staff. Repeat on other leg.

Stretches hamstrings, gluteus maximus, quadriceps.

Sit on block, bolster or folded blanket. Place hands on mat.

Knee injury.

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