Captive / Samyatasana
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Samyata means "fettered." Begin in Shavasana. Bring your heels back to your butt, soles grounded, and grasp your ankles from inside.
Variation 1
Now raise your butt high into urdhva dhanurasana (urdhva=upward" + dhanu="bow").
Variation 2
With looser hand positioning, variants of Bridge pose are reached.
Variation 3
Ardhasamyatasana. Begin in Suptapanchanistri. Bend only one knee, ground the sole, and grasp the ankle.
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