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Ubhaya Padangusthasana
Both Big Toes Pose
- Sanskrit
- Ubhaya Padangusthasana
- English
- Both Big Toes Pose
- Sequence
- Seated · step 103 of 124
- Held for
- 5 breaths
- Drishti
- Nasagrai, tip of nose
Getting into Ubhaya Padangusthasana
Lying on your back, take hold of both big toes, then exhale and rock forward, rolling up along your spine to balance on your sit bones. Straighten both legs up and slightly apart into a V shape, keeping your chest lifted and back straight, and hold the balance for the five breaths.
What a teacher would tell you
- Balance on the sit bones.
- Legs straight, arms straight.
- Chest lifted, not rounded.
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