Prasarita Padottanasana A

Wide-Leg Forward Fold A

Sanskrit: Prasarita Padottanasana A
English: Wide-Leg Forward Fold A
Sequence: Standing · step 40 of 124
Held for: 5 breaths
Drishti: Nasagrai, tip of nose

Getting into Prasarita Padottanasana A

Step your feet three to four feet apart, toes turned in very slightly, hands on your hips. Exhale and hinge forward from your hips, bringing your hands to the floor between your feet, shoulder-width apart, elbows bending straight back.

What a teacher would tell you

Hands shoulder-width apart.
Crown of the head toward the floor.
Inner thighs back.

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