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) |