Ek Padasana (Single leg Posture)

1. Keep standing normally.

2. Bend forward by the belt line, simultaneously lifting left leg backwards in line of bent back.

3. Spread your hands full length in shoulder line with palms facing down and face forward. Breathe normally and maintain the posture of balancing the whole body on right leg for some time.

4. come to normal standing posture. Repeat the exercise similarly with right leg also. then Relax.

Benefits of Ek Padasana (Single leg Posture) – Balancing of body, to some extent, balances mind also (and vice-versa). Practice of Ek Padasana enhances concentration level considerably which further helps in Yoga (Meditation) practices.

Ek Padasana – 2

This is a subsequent step of Ek Padasana with the difference that the hands are kept horizontal and in a straight line with the leg instead of keeping them in shoulders’ line and at right angle to torso.