Reclining Hand To Big Toe

Supta Padangusthasana

Pronounce: soop-tah PAH-DAHN-goos-TAH-sah-nah

Instructions

Lie on your back with your legs together. Lift your right leg from the floor with an inhale. Hook your big toe with your right index and middle fingers and thumb. Place your left hand on your left thigh. Press your left leg into the floor, foot flexed. Slowly straighten your right leg with an exhale. Press both shoulder blades into the floor. If your flexibility allows, gently draw your foot toward your head. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Slowly release your leg with an exhale. Change sides. Alignment Cues: Keep shoulder blades on floor Widen across collarbones Flex feet Push bottom leg into floor Modification: Keep the lifted leg bent. Alternatively, drape a strap over the arch of the foot and hold onto both ends.
Exercise Name: Reclining Hand To Big Toe Instruction: Lie on your back with your legs together. Lift your right leg from the floor with an inhale. Hook your big toe with your right index and middle fingers and thumb. Place your left hand on your left thigh. Press your left leg into the floor, foot flexed. Slowly straighten your right leg with an exhale. Press both shoulder blades into the floor. If your flexibility allows, gently draw your foot toward your head. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Slowly release your leg with an exhale. Change sides. Alignment Cues: Keep shoulder blades on floor Widen across collarbones Flex feet Push bottom leg into floor Modification: Keep the lifted leg bent. Alternatively, drape a strap over the arch of the foot and hold onto both ends. Primary Body Parts: Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings Secondary Body Parts: Lower Back, Quadriceps Equipments: Categories: Forward bends, Supine