EK PAD UTTANPADASANA
Method of Practice
- Lie flat on your back in Shavasana (Corpse Pose). Take a deep breath and slowly raise your right leg, without bending the knee, to an angle of 30–60 degrees.
- Keep the raised leg straight, with both arms resting alongside your body and your palms on the floor.
- Hold the posture for a few seconds while breathing normally.
- As you exhale, slowly lower your right leg back to the floor without any jerking movement.
- Repeat the same sequence with your left leg.
- This completes one round. Perform 10 rounds.
Benefits of Eka Pada Uttanapadasana (Single Leg Raised Pose)
- Strengthens and tones the abdominal and core muscles.
- Improves digestion and helps relieve gas and constipation.
- Highly beneficial for lower back disorders and pain.
- Enhances blood circulation, improving venous return from the legs to the heart.
- Particularly beneficial for constipation, gas, acidity, diabetes mellitus, obesity, excess abdominal fat, and the traditional yogic concept of displacement of the navel (Nabhi displacement).
- Also serves as a supportive practice for thyroid disorders, lower back pain, varicose veins, and menstrual disorders.
Contraindications
If you have any of the following conditions, practice this pose only under the guidance of a qualified physician or yoga expert:
- Severe neck, back, or spinal disorders.
- Hernia.
- High blood pressure.
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