Ekapadagokilasana

Flying Crow Pose

Variation awaiting confirmation. The English label Flying Crow conflicts with the supplied Eka Pada Gokilasana name, which is associated with a bow-leg posture in Ghosh lineage references. They should not be treated as interchangeable. The existing difficulty number is provisional and should not guide practice.

Advanced · 10/10

Practise away from the screen with the Yoga Cards deck.

How to do this pose

  1. Confirm the exact posture or sequence with a qualified teacher and a reliable reference before practising.
  2. No entry or exit instructions are provided here until the variation is established.
  3. Use a separately verified Crow preparation for arm-balance work; do not twist the leg into an assumed Gokilasana position.

Before you begin

A pose-specific suitability assessment requires the intended variation to be identified first. Do not use this reference entry as a self-teaching guide.

What you should feel

No sensation target is specified for this unconfirmed variation. Pain, numbness, joint pressure or restricted breathing are reasons to stop any attempted movement.

Benefits

Benefits cannot be assigned reliably until the intended variation is confirmed.

Common mistakes

Inferring a body position from a name alone or combining cues from different poses. The English label Flying Crow conflicts with the supplied Eka Pada Gokilasana name, which is associated with a bow-leg posture in Ghosh lineage references. They should not be treated as interchangeable.

Modifications

Use a separately verified Crow preparation for arm-balance work; do not twist the leg into an assumed Gokilasana position.

Prep Poses

To be confirmed with the exact variation.

Follow-Up Poses

To be confirmed with the exact variation.

Related Content

Use a separately verified Crow preparation for arm-balance work; do not twist the leg into an assumed Gokilasana position.