mermaid

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Mermaid (Mermaid, king-pigeon, royal pigeon, one foot pigeons) Pose is an advanced variation of One-Legged King Pigeon, involving a deep backbend with the back foot hooked in the elbow crease. It demands strong engagement of the back extensors and glutes to stabilize the lumbar spine in the backbend, while the chest and shoulders are drawn into an intense stretch by the reaching arms. Meanwhile, the front-leg hip experiences an intense stretch in the glutes and piriformis, and the back-leg’s quadriceps and hip flexors are deeply lengthened by the curved, upright position of the torso. TODO split into open hip and closed hip pigeons A deep backbend and hip opener where one leg is bent forward and the other extended back, with the back foot grasped by the hands overhead. Used as an advanced peak pose or hip-opening posture, often following pigeon pose and requiring preparatory hip and shoulder stretches. It belongs to the hip opener and backbend families, practiced on both sides to maintain balance. The name references the one-footed royal pigeon in Sanskrit, indicating its elevated variation.

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