Seated
Pigeon
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana
Front shin angled across the mat, hips level, chest lifts.
How to get into Pigeon
- Three-Legged DogBring right knee to right wrist
- LizardLower right knee behind the wrist, slide back leg long
Where Pigeon flows next
- Downward-Facing DogTuck back toes, step back to down dog
- Three-Legged DogTuck back toes, lift right leg back
Flows with Pigeon
- Slow Hip OpeningLong holds low to the ground: lunge, lizard, half split and pigeon each side, then frog. PlaySteps and poses
- Runner’s StretchLunges, lizard, half split and pyramid for tired legs, then pigeon and legs up the wall. PlaySteps and poses
- EagleShoulder and hip openers, Chair and Tree for strong legs, then three rounds of Eagle. PlaySteps and poses
See every pose drawing, each free to download as an SVG, or build your own flow from Pigeon.