UTTHITA HASTA PADANGUSTHASANA | EXTENDED HAND TO BIG TOE POSE
For the new year we want you to shine in all directions of your body in Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose (Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana). An awesome pose to get balanced and strengthen your ankles whilst stretching the back of your legs. You can play with holding your big toe, the inner or outer edge of your foot, or use a strap. If extending your leg all the way out isn't available then that's no problem - allow yourself to bend your knee! It's better to have a lovely lengthened spine rather than hunching over or sticking your hips out behind you. You can also do this pose reclined on your back. Our favourite is using a strap for a big old hamstring stretch and opening out to the side for some yummy external rotation in the hip.