Padangusthasana (Hand to Big Toe Pose) –Nose

Pada (पाद, Pāda) = leg, foot
Padangushtha (पादान्गुष्ठ, Pādānguṣṭha) = big toe
Asana (आसन, Āsana) = pose, posture, seat
Padangushthasana (पादन्गुष्ठासन, Pādanguṣṭhāsana) = hold-the-big-toe-posture

 

Vinyāsa breath Dr̥ṣṭi explanation of movement
1 IN nāsāgre feet shoulder/hip width apart, hands on waist,
(EX) bhrūmadhye bending forward, first three fingers wrap aroung big toes,
(IN) looking forward and up, opening the chest and sternum, lengthening the spine
2 EX nāsāgre bending at ellbows, neck is long, head to knees,
5BR nāsāgre Padangushthasana (पादान्गुष्ठासन, Pādānguṣṭhāsana)
3 IN bhrūmadhye extennd the arms, lift the head, lengthen the spine
EX hold
IN nāsāgre hands to the waist, lift up with a straight back
EX nāsāgre big toes touch, Samasthitih (समस्थितिः, Samasthitiḥ)