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Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana C
Extended Hand-to-Toe Pose C
- Sanskrit
- Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana C
- English
- Extended Hand-to-Toe Pose C
- Sequence
- Standing · step 48 of 124
- Held for
- 5 breaths
- Drishti
- Padhayoragrai, toes
- Sides
- Right and left
Getting into Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana C
Bring your right leg back to center in front of you and re-square your hips, then release your right foot from your hand and hold the leg up unassisted, hands can rest on your hips, keeping your standing leg straight and your gaze steady on one fixed point.
Described on the right side. On the left, swap right for left throughout.
What a teacher would tell you
- Find a steady gaze point.
- Lower belly engaged.
- Leg held high without the hands.
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