Big Toe

Padangusthasana

Pronounce: PAH-DAHN-goo-STAH-sah-nah

Instructions

Stand with your feet hip distance wide and parallel. Bend forward from your hips with an exhale. Lengthen your torso as you come down. Hook your big toes with your thumbs and first two fingers. Press your toes into your fingers. Lift halfway and lengthen your torso with an inhale. Fold deeply with an exhale, widening your elbows. Let your head hang. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Release your toes. Lengthen your spine with an inhale and rise to standing. Alignment Cues: Hamstrings relaxed Press toes down while pulling fingers up Lift sitz bones toward sky Bend elbows to sides Engage lower belly Legs straight Modification: Hold on to a strap looped under the soles of your feet.
Exercise Name: Big Toe Instruction: Stand with your feet hip distance wide and parallel. Bend forward from your hips with an exhale. Lengthen your torso as you come down. Hook your big toes with your thumbs and first two fingers. Press your toes into your fingers. Lift halfway and lengthen your torso with an inhale. Fold deeply with an exhale, widening your elbows. Let your head hang. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Release your toes. Lengthen your spine with an inhale and rise to standing. Alignment Cues: Hamstrings relaxed Press toes down while pulling fingers up Lift sitz bones toward sky Bend elbows to sides Engage lower belly Legs straight Modification: Hold on to a strap looped under the soles of your feet. Primary Body Parts: Calves, Hamstrings Secondary Body Parts: Glutes & Hip Flexors, Lower Back, Shoulders, Spine Equipments: Categories: Forward bends, Inversions, Standing