Standing Big Toe Hold
At first glance, the standing extended big toe hold pose may seem inaccessible if you can’t reach your toes, but that doesn’t mean that you have to avoid this pose. There are a couple variations of this pose that you can try, if your hamstrings are too tight to reach full extension.
Start in mountain pose (tadasana), then bend right knee and raise it to the chest. Hold hands under thigh. When finished, return to mountain pose. Repeat on left side.
For a slightly more challenging option, begin in mountain pose (tadasana), bend right knee and raise it to the chest. Interlace fingers over right shin. Repeat on left side.
In all of these cases, for aid with balance, try practicing with the left side of body standing next to wall with fingertips touching the wall.
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Start in mountain pose (tadasana), then bend right knee and raise it to the chest. Hold hands under thigh. When finished, return to mountain pose. Repeat on left side.
For a slightly more challenging option, begin in mountain pose (tadasana), bend right knee and raise it to the chest. Interlace fingers over right shin. Repeat on left side.
In all of these cases, for aid with balance, try practicing with the left side of body standing next to wall with fingertips touching the wall.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. For yoga in Dunellen, NJ or yoga in Piscataway, NJ and yoga in other Central New Jersey areas, get in touch with me at Yoga Destiny.
