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Geometry: This pose takes Dhanurasana onto the side. Primary Actions:  1. Pull the hands against the fronts of the ankles to lift the legs as you simultaneously pull the legs away from the hands to lift the chest. 2. Roll the top of the thigh in and the back of the thigh out as you lift the inner leg and reach up through the inner heel to lift the legs further. 3. Lengthen the tops of the buttocks towards the knees to lengthen the lower back as you balance on your abdomen. 4. Lift the arms and legs to lengthen the entire body into the shape of a bow. 
Model: Sara Agelasto Credit: Peter Agelasto
Stand in Tadasana. Inhale the fingertips up to the chest and step or jump your hands and feet wide apart. The feet are parallel to the outer edges of the mat. Toes pointing forward. Knees are lifted. Thighs are back. Torso, spine and chest are lifted. Arms are extended at shoulder left. Shoulderblades down and into the back. Palms down. Fingers extended. Look straight ahead. Inhale and exhale and jump or step the feet back together.
Model: Kate Hallahan Zuckerman
Geometry: In this prone back bending pose, the torso is lifted and supported by the arms. The pelvis and legs remain on the ground. The legs are stretched straight back. 
Model: Adri Kyser
Geometry: Standing on my shins, my feet and shins are parallel. My thighs are perpendicular to the floor. My chest stretches backwards and my arms are stretched straight with the hands on the heels (or palms on the soles of the feet).
Geometry: This pose is a variation of Salabhasana where the hands are interlaced behind the head, elbows shoulder-width or slightly wider.
 
Geometry: Lying on the abdomen, the head, chest, arms and legs are extended and lifted from the ground. In the beginning the feet are separated. As one progresses the feet move together.
Model: Sara Agelasto Credit: Peter Agelasto
Stand in Tadasana.Inhale the arms over head. Palms face one another. Turn the outer arms in.Release the shoulders down the back.Exhale and Lower the arms back to Tadasana.
Geometry: The back of the body is rounded like a canoe, The hands are interlaced behind the head. The legs are stretched straight, the crown of the head in line with the toes. Sit in Dandasana. Roll the top inner thighs in and extend through the inner line of the legs through the inner ankles. Interlock the fingers and place them behind the head just above the neck. The elbows are shoulder width or slightly wider. Exhale and recline the trunk back and simultaneously raise the legs from the floor. The balance of the body rests  on the buttocks and no part of the spine touches the floor. Tighten the knees and extend the toes towards the ceiling. Breathe.
Model: Sara Agelasto
Geometry: In this inverted posture the weight of the body is on the forearms and the body is balanced on the head. The torso and legs stretch straight up as in Tadasana. Orientation in Room: Teach with your back to the students so they can see your shoulders lift up away from the floor. Take beginner students to the wall. If the student's back is on the wall, then do not go up but stay in ardha sirsasana. 
Geometry: Stand in Utthita Hasta Padangustasana with the leg to the side. The torso and standing leg are in tadasana and the outer right leg is in line with the torso. The right arm is stretched straight to hold the right big toe. Primary Actions: Press the four corners of the feet to lift the kneecaps and press the standing thigh back. Extend the outer hip down as you extend through the outstretched right leg. Draw the armbone back as you pull on the right big toe and move the shoulderblades into the back to lift the chest.
Lois Steinberg PhD in Urdhva Dhanurasana, Upward Bow Pose
Supported on a chair, with hands and feet on floor or blocks; knees bent; pushing up if possible.Geometry: Supported by my Hands and Feet, my back is arched. My entire body is arched like a bow.
Credit: YogaXTC.com
1. Place a blanket on the floor. Sit upright on the blanket, with the legs stretched straight out in front of you. 2. Thighs together. Feet together. Toes pointing straight towards the ceiling. 3. Sit evenly on the sit bones. Distribute the weight evenly across both buttocks. 4. Press the back of the knees to the floor. 5. Place the hands by the side of the hips with the arms straight. Roll the shoulder bones back. 6. Lift the spine, abdomen and trunk. Lift the sternum.  7. Neck and Head are straight. Gaze at eye level.
Utkatasana from Dharma Yoga and Ayurveda
1. Stand in Tadasana. Stretch the arms straight overhead and join the palms. 2. Exhale bend the knees and lower the trunk until the thighs are parallel to the floor. 3. Keep the chest lifted. 4. Inhale straighten the legs.  Exhale Lower the arms back to Tadasana.
Model: Dawn F. Cala Nova, Ibiza, Spain
Geometry: Inverted V. Hands parallel and shoulder width apart. Feet parallel and in line with hands. Arms and Legs are Stretched Straight. With Support:
Hands at Wall
Heels at Wall
Head on Block 1. Lie prone on your yoga mat; on the stomach, face downwards. The feet should be one foot apart.  2. Rest the palms by the sides of the chest, the fingers point straight ahead towards the head.  3. Exhale and raise the trunk from the floor. Straighten the arms, move the head  towards the feet and place the crown of the head on the floor or a block.
Parighasana, Adhara Yoga
Kneel on the floor with the ankles together. Stretch the right leg sideways and turn the right foot out 90 degrees, extending the sole of the foot to the floor.  Inhale extend the arms out to the side at chest height.  Exhale extend the right arm, palm up to the right shin and extend the left arm over the ear.  Inhale and draw the torso and arms back to center.  Exhale bring the knee back underneath the hip and repeat on the other side.
Bobby Clennell in Ardha Chandrasana at Studio Bamboo Institute of Yoga 2010
1. Stand in Tadasana. Inhale step or hop the feet wide apart into Utthita Hasta Padasana, turn the entire right legt out and back foot in to Parsva Hasta Padasana, Exhale. Extend the trunk out over the right leg into Utthita Trikonasana. 2. Inhale. Exhale. Bend the right knee and place the right palm a foot forward of the right foot.3. Inhale. Bring the left foot nearer to the right one. 4. Exhale and raise the left leg from the floor, straightening the right leg.
Utthita Trikonasana Model: Lois Steinberg, PhD
Stand in Tadasana Inhale deeply and spread the arms and legs apart about 3 - 3.5 feet. The feet are parallel in Uttitha Hasta Padasana.Turn the entire right leg out 90 degrees to the right. Turn the left foot slightly to the right, keeping the left leg stretched from the inside and tightened at the knee. Parsva Hasta Padasana. The Ankle, Knee and Middle of the Thigh are in line.Exhale, extend the trunk sideways and bring the right palm near the right ankle or hold the shin.Stretch the left arm up, bring it in line with the right shoulder and extend the trunk. Back of the legs, the back of the chest and the hips should be in a line. Gaze at the thumb. Inhale, return to Uttitha Hasta Padasana.
Darlene Bink in Vrksasana
"Standing straight on the left leg, bend the right leg and place the right foot on the root of the left thigh. Stand thus like a tree on the ground. This is called Vrikshasana."- The Gheranda-samhita II.36
Credit: Nikolay Titov
Stand erect with the feet together. The heels and big toes touch each other. Rest the heads of metatarsals on the floor and stretch all the toes flat on the floor. Pull the kneecaps up to lift the thighs up.Draw the Abdomen in. Lift the chest. Distribute the weight evenly on the feet. 
Here is a video of Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher Mary Dunn demonstrating this pose: And a great sequence from Roger Cole using Paryankasana as a preparation for Kapotasana. http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/1776
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