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Eka Pada Rajakapotasana Mermaid

Mermaid Pose

SEGA Tariff9
Difficulty★★★★★
Hold10s
CategoryBackbend

◈ Scored by the SEGA AI Judge System · Patent Pending PI2026005219

Functional biomechanics

How the body works in this asana

Pigeon backbend hooking the rear foot into the elbow crook.

AI scanning trigger

How the SEGA AI Judge scores it

Scoring initialises at the held apex; the AI tracks even segmental extension, shoulder opening and hip drive, flagging lumbar hinging.

Siddha-Varma stimulation

Traditional energetic note

Traditional Siddha-Varma associates spinal extension with the chest and back-line pathways; traditional context only, not medical guidance.

Safety protocol

Practise it safely

Lengthen before extending and distribute the bend along the whole spine; avoid compressing the low back or neck. Take care with spinal conditions.

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