Asana · Practise on your own
Supta Padangusthasana B
Reclining hand-to-big-toe pose B
Reclining hand-to-big-toe pose, second variation. The held leg opens out to the side.
Awaiting subject reviewWritten from our source material and not yet checked by a teacher of this practice. Read it as reference, and learn the practice from someone who teaches it.
- Meaning
- supta = reclined, pada = foot, angustha = big toe, asana = seat or posture
- Family
- Reclining hip opener
- Level
- Beginner
- Gaze
- To the side, away from the open leg
Take care
Open only as far as the other hip stays down.
How it is done
- 1
Breathe out
Holding the big toe, open the leg out to the right, keeping the left hip on the floor.
- 2
Breathe freely
Turn the head to the left. Stay for five breaths, then bring the leg back up.
Holding it
Five breaths on each side.
Making it easier
Rest the outer thigh on a block.
What the tradition says it does
- Opens the inner thigh and hip
Variations
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 4
- Ashtanga Primary Series as commonly taught in the Mysore style; sequence order and counts await subject review