Intense Ankle Stretch Tip Toe Lord of the Dance Pose / Uttana Kulpha Prapada Natarajasana

(also known as Tip Toe Pose Inspired by Parvati’s Graceful Dance - Prapada Lasyasana)

 

(OOT-tan-AH kulp-AH pra-pah-DAH not-ah-raj-AHS-anna)

Variation: standing leg bent, toes curled under; overhead grip, foot to the shoulder

 

Pose Type: standing one legged balance, backbend

 

Drishti Point: Hastagrai or Hastagrahe (hands)

 

ut = intense

tan= to stretch or extend

kulpha = ankle

prapada = tip of the feet

Nataraj = name of Shiva as a cosmic dancer

 

Chakras Activated:

root chakra (#1)

sacral chakra (#2)

solar plexus chakra (#3)

heart chakra (#4)

 

Done