Padangustasana
Toe Stand Pose

BENEFITS:
  • Creates balance and focus in body and mind
  • Strengthens stomach muscles
  • Strengthens hip joints (hips, knees, ankles and toes)
  • Helps relieve arthritis in all leg joints including hips
  • Calms nervous system by building focus
tips:
  • Go step by step – bring the hands behind the back to straighten the spine before bringing one hand up at a time into prayer position.
  • Focus the eyes on one spot, four feet in front of you until you get your two hands into prayer position.
  • Roll the weight forward into the ball of the foot.
  • Eventually bring the buttocks off the heel
  • Work towards growing long through the spine in the same way that you did in the tree pose.
  • Once the two hands are up and the spine is straight, bring the eyes up and look forward into the mirror.