Yoga Instruction
Focus: Ankles
Level: Intermediate
Total Time: 30 seconds
Indications: improve balance, calm mind, improve focus
Contraindications: low back, ankle injury
Extended Hand to Big Toe
Note:
The extended hand to big toe is great for building strength in your legs and ankles while stretching the backs of your legs. It can steady your balance. If you have ever incurred an injury of the lower back or an ankle injury, you should avoid this pose.
Pose Instruction
- Begin by standing in mountain pose. Stand tall and straight with your feet separated enough to feel stable. Establish a solid connection with the ground by shifting your weight distribution so that it is equally divided between the base of your big toes, the base of your little toes, and both left and right sides of your heels.
- From there, raise your right knee toward your belly button. Reach your
- right arm inside your thigh and grasp the outer edge of your right foot. Tense your left front thigh muscles and move your outer thighs toward you
- Breathe in and stretch your right leg forward until your knee is as straight as possible. If you can, move your leg out to the side while taking steady breaths for 30 seconds. Breathe in, then smoothly reverse the process, moving your leg back forward as you exhale and flex your knee. Breathe in again and lower your foot to the ground as you exhale.
- Repeat this process with the left leg and arm.
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