One Legged King Pigeon Pose II (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II) | Yoga Contortion Backbend Heart Opening

In this practice

Key teachings

• Principles of advanced backbending
• Deep hip and spinal flexibility
• Safe progression in contortion-level poses
• Heart opening and emotional release

Ideal for

• Experienced yogis
• Practitioners working towards advanced backbends
• Individuals interested in contortion and deep flexibility
• Those seeking to deepen their understanding of Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II

Lesson

Instructions

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My name is Sapphire Ng, and I help people master advanced poses safely and effectively while improving flexibility, strength, and injury prevention. I am a contortionist and Yoga Alliance-certified yoga teacher with over 21 years of movement expertise across contortion, calisthenics, dance, and yoga disciplines. I am also a Guitarist, Dancer and Model, and am the pioneer of Contortion Guitar. #sapphireng

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Steps

• One Legged King Pigeon Pose II (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II)
• Preparatory hip openers
• Quad and hip flexor stretches
• Deep spinal extension techniques
• Breathing for deep stretches

Benefits

• Significantly increased spinal flexibility
• Enhanced hip mobility and external rotation
• Improved shoulder girdle flexibility and chest opening
• Increased strength and stability in backbends
• Emotional release and heart opening
• Improved body awareness and control in advanced postures
• Injury prevention strategies for deep backbends