EXTENDED HAND-TO-BIG-TOE POSE
Sanskrit Name – Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
Sanskrit Name Meaning – Utthita – Extended, Hasta – Hand, Padangustha – Big Toe, Asana - Pose
Type of Asana – Standing Yoga Pose
Target Areas – Legs
WHAT IS EXTENDED HAND-TO-BIG-TOE POSE (UTTHITA HASTA PADANGUSTHASANA)?
Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose (Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana) is a standing balancing Yoga pose that improves concentration and stability.
DO NOT PRACTICE EXTENDED HAND-TO-BIG-TOE POSE (UTTHITA HASTA PADANGUSTHASANA) IF:
You have an ankle or lower back injury
You’ve recently had surgery
BENEFITS OF EXTENDED HAND-TO-BIG-TOE POSE (UTTHITA HASTA PADANGUSTHASANA)
Stretches your legs
Increases focus and concentration
Improves your balance
HOW TO PRACTICE EXTENDED HAND-TO-BIG-TOE POSE (UTTHITA HASTA PADANGUSTHASANA) IN 3 EASY STEPS
Start in Mountain Pose (Tadasana) and draw you left knee into your stomach. Hold the outside off your left foot with your left hand and stretch your left leg out.
Inhale and straighten your leg as much as you can. Breathe steadily and ground yourself.
Stay in this pose for as long as you feel comfortable and when you’re finished repeat on the other side.
EXTENDED HAND-TO-BIG-TOE POSE (UTTHITA HASTA PADANGUSTHASANA) VARIATION – USE A STRAP
Use a strap to improve your flexibility.
PREPARATORY POSES
Standing Forward Bend - Uttanasana
Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose - Supta Padangustasana
Reclining Hero Pose - Supta Virasana
FOLLOW UP POSES
Downward Facing Dog Pose – Adho Mukha Svanasana
Cobra Pose – Bhujangasana
Standing Forward Bend - Uttanasana