PADANGUSTHASANA / BIG TOE POSE
How to do Big Toe Pose
- Stand straight with your feet hip width distance apart.
- Stretch your hands sideways and bring them over your head.
- Bend forward and hold your big toes.
- Place your forehead below your knees.
- Alternately, you may arch your back up from your waist and lift your head to look straight.
Duration: 30 seconds
Benefits of Big Toe Pose
- Strengthens your spine and improves blood circulation in the spine
- The earlier version improves blood circulation to the brain thus helping in improving memory. Lifting the body to look up tones the back and relaxes the muscles in the upper back and shoulder joints
- Tones all muscles as you stretch your back, hips, thighs, calf muscles as well as the hamstrings
- Stimulates lungs and boosts lung performance
- Treats mild headaches
- Keep the mind relaxed
- Strengthens the bones and effective in treating osteoporosis
- Maintains healthy blood pressure levels
- Helps in treating insomnia
Note
Those with severe back problems should refrain from practicing this pose.
