Reclining Big Toe Pose (Supta Padangusthasana)

The Sanskrit word “Supta” means reclining, “pada” means foot, and “angusta” means big toe and “asana” means pose. Therefore this asana is also called “Reclining Big-Toe Pose”.

Reclining Big Toe Pose (Supta Padangusthasana) (sciatica)

Benefits of the Reclinining Big Toe Pose (Supta Padangusthasana):
Supta Padangusthasana (Reclining Big Toe Pose) stretches the hips, groins, thighs, hamstrings, and the calves. Supta Padangusthasana (Reclining Big Toe Pose) also stimulates the prostate gland and helps in improvement of digestion, relieves backache, sciatica, and menstrual discomfort, reduces the pain in lower back and also increases the blood circulation in hips as well as legs.

How to perform the Reclinining Big Toe Pose (Supta Padangusthasana):
- Lie down on your back with the legs outstretched.
- Bend the right knee and hug it into your chest.
- Now place a yoga strap around the ball of the right foot and hold the ends of the strap with each hand.
- Straighten the right leg up toward the ceiling while holding tightly to the strap.
- Stretch the right leg upwards with the foot flexed, but keep the ball of the hip joint resting in the socket and both sides of your butt equally pressing into the floor.
- Keep the left foot flexed and the left leg pressing towards the floor.
- Hold the posture and take 5 to 10 breaths.
- Now release slowly, bend the right knee back into your chest, bring the left knee to join it, and then do the left side.

Durations/Repetitions of the Reclinining Big Toe Pose (Supta Padangusthasana):
Hold the asana for 5 to 10 breaths.

Difficulty Level and Advancement of the Reclinining Big Toe Pose (Supta Padangusthasana):
Supta Padangusthasana (Reclining Big Toe Pose) is a difficulty level 3 asana recommended for beginners.

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