Baddha Padmasana

Bound Lotus Pose

Sanskrit: Baddha Padmasana
English: Bound Lotus Pose
Sequence: Closing · step 120 of 124
Held for: 10 breaths
Drishti: Nasagrai, tip of nose

Getting into Baddha Padmasana

Sitting in full lotus, reach both arms around behind your back and catch each opposite foot with the same-side hand, right hand catching the right foot, left hand catching the left foot, crossing your arms behind you while sitting up tall.

What a teacher would tell you

Cross the feet high onto the hips.
Reach the arms behind, bind the toes.
Sit up tall through the spine.

These are the corrections My Ashtanga speaks aloud while you hold the posture.

The whole series, counted aloud in Sanskrit or English: My Ashtanga on the App Store · the full sequence · printable chart