How to do Ashtanga Yoga's Padangusthasana & Padahastasana | Big Toe Pose & Hand to Foot Pose

Big Toe Pose and Hand to Foot Pose might look fairly simple but there’s actually a lot of details to bring your attention to. We bet you’ll learn something new!
In this tutorial, we’re diving deep into PADANGUSTHASANA & PADAHASTASANA / BIG TOE POSE & HAND TO FOOT POSE from Ashtanga's Fundamental Sequence. You’ll see what both of these poses look like with the traditional vinyasa cues and Sanskrit count before breaking each one down. We share tips to help you avoid common mistakes and injury and various alignment cues so you can explore how to make each of these poses accessible in your body.
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[@giorgiafi]

Loving your tutorial David and Jelena! Is there any chance you could do one on how to learn the poses' names please? Honestly, I just can't retain them in my brain and been practicing for a few years now! 😅 Thanks!

[@seanratten9567]

Great request… I too am the same🫠❤

[@altoirac100]

I always learn some new detail with you that improves my practice. Thank you so much!

[@RanaYogaVibes]

Great tutorial 🎉 i was a bit confused about the vinyasa counts. Thanks to you both ❤ now it s clear.

[@annelachaux1165]

"simple" and so effective, this is the beauty of the pose ❤️

[@simsiili5534]

I do love to learn the details! Thank you once again for a very useful video, and greetings from Finland!

[@krutimankodi4345]

Hi
Loving your tutorial . Please upload a video of paschimottasana for beginners
Thank you 😊

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Liking your human dynamic and love learning from you both. Thx.

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I'm so sorry I missed your trip to Brazil. I hope to see you here again soon.

[@asi-zia5507]

You’re tips are always a big help for me ❤️

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❤Thank u for this tutorial. Always useful and detailed! 😊❤

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I love your videos and your spontaneity ❣

[@karenlawley5519]

Love the detail!

[@wyrdler]

Have you ever seen/tried lacing the fingers between the toes as a modification of padahastasana? I got this ideas from the fascia masters youtube channel. They say that a lot of energy is stored up in the webbing of the feet (and hands too).

[@wyrdler]

I’m enjoying the thorough attention to detail. It speaks to my curiosity about how & how much I can move my body within the approximate form of each pose.

[@wendyirene5192]

Thanks from The Netherlands

[@le7062]

all the tips aside, you guys are so cute!

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Love you both! Hope you will come to Germany soooon! 😊

[@taunton613]

❤

[@JayantiMaydeo]

Can you please make a video for releasing tight IT bands and knee pains

[@Missglossy19]

@5:14 what do you mean by a deep foward bent? Like straight legs and chin touching the ankles?

[@dianablanco4135]

Make one for hanumanasana or half hanumanasana (for the no flexible people like me) please!!!!

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Thank you❤

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Ive been using a teaspoon of chia seeds should I be switching to flax?

[@geraldsyta6890]

So posterior tilt promotes rounding back too right?

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who is your teacher?

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I chuckled when it drives her crazy.....

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