Side Reclining Big-Toe Hold

Side Reclining Big-Toe Hold is a variation of Reclining Big-Toe Hold.

It provides the same physical and mental benefits of Reclining Big-Toe Hold.

You can also modify this pose using a strap . Place the soul of your foot against a strap and lift your leg, using one hand and keep your arm and leg straight as as you lift your leg as high as is comfortable for you. Then rotate your leg out to your side.

Do not worry if using a strap is the only way you can do Side Reclining Big Toe Hold. There are many yoga poses that are beyond the limits of some people.

English Name: Side Reclining Big-Toe Hold

Sanskrit Name: Supta Parsva Padangusthasana

Difficulty Level: 4

Start Position: Reclining on your back

Instructions:

Step 1.

Bend your right knee and curl your first two fingers of your right hand around your big toe.

Step 2.

Rest your left hand on your left hip. Straighten your right leg upward towards your head.

Step 3.

Rotate your right arm and leg to your right.

Step 4.

Hold the pose for several breathes or as long as it feels comfortable. Release and repeat on the other side.

Physical Benefits:

• Stretches & maintains hip flexibility
• Stretches wrists, arms, and legs
• Opens up the chest
• Improves lung capacity
• Helps pituitary and thyroid function
• Reduces fatigue

Mental Benefits

• Reduces stress
• Calms the mind
• Relieves mild anxiety & depression

Contraindications:

• Pregnancy
• Low back or spine injury
• Hip or shoulder injury
• Hand injury