Padangushthasana
पादान्गुष्ठासन
Pādānguṣṭhāsana
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Pada (पाद, Pāda) = leg, foot
Padangushtha (पादान्गुष्ठ, Pādānguṣṭha) = big toe
Asana (आसन, Āsana) = pose, posture, seat
Padangushthasana (पादन्गुष्ठासन, Pādanguṣṭhāsana) = hold-the-big-toe-posture
| Vinyāsa | breath | Dṛṣṭi | explanation of movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IN | nāsāgre | feet shoulder/hip width apart, hands on waist, |
| (EX) | bhrūmadhye | bending forward, first three fingers wrap aroung big toes, | |
| (IN) | looking forward and up, opening the chest and sternum, lengthening the spine | ||
| 2 | EX | nāsāgre | bending at ellbows, neck is long, head to knees, |
| 5BR | nāsāgre | Padangushthasana (पादान्गुष्ठासन, Pādānguṣṭhāsana) | |
| 3 | IN | bhrūmadhye | extennd the arms, lift the head, lengthen the spine |
| EX | hold | ||
| - | IN | nāsāgre | hands to the waist, lift up with a straight back |
| EX | nāsāgre | big toes touch, Samasthitih (समस्थितिः, Samasthitiḥ) |
legend for the Vinyāsa table:
- The grey part of the table is performed in Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga practice.
- Yellow marked is the position depicted on the photo.
- Vinyāsa:1 = ekam; 2 = dve; 3 = trīṇi; 4 = catvāri; 5 = pañca; 6 = ṣaṭ; 7 = sapta; 8 = aṣṭau; 9 = nava; 10 = daśa; 11 = ekādaśa; 12 = dvādaśa; 13 = trayodaśa; 14 = caturdaśa; 15 = pañcadaśa; 16 = ṣoḍaśa; 17 = saptadaśa; 18 = aṣṭadaśa; 19 = ekonavimśatiḥ; 20 = vimśatiḥ; 21 = ekāvimśatiḥ; 22 = dvāvimśatiḥ; 23 = trayovimśatiḥ; 24 = caturvimśatiḥ; 25 = pañcavimśatiḥ; 26 = ṣoḍavimśatiḥ; 27 = saptavimśatiḥ; 28 = aṣṭovimśatiḥ
- breath: IN = Inhalation; EX = exhalation; 5BR = five breaths
- Dṛṣṭi: nāsāgre = to the nose; añguṣṭhamadhye = to the middle of the thumb; bhrūmadhye = in the middle of the eye brows; nābicakre = to the navel; ūrdhvadṛṣṭi = upwards; hastāgre = to the tip of the hand; pādayoragre = to the tip of the foot; pārśvadṛṣṭi = sidewards
Page keywords:
Padangushthasana, Base, Sequenza, Posture, fondamentali, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Yoga
