Parsva Hasta Padasana
Side Hand Foot Pose Standing Asana
How to get into Parsva Hasta Padasana
From Utthita Hasta Padasana turn your back foot in slightly and turn your whole front leg 90 degrees.
Key Points
Press into the big toe mound and the outer side of the feet, lifting the arches and inner legs.
Lift the knee caps and press the top center thighs of the back leg back as you lengthen the sacrum towards the hamstrings, and roll the front thigh towards the buttocks.
Keep the torso parallel to the wall in front of you. Extend the torso towards the ceilings and bring the bottom shoulder blades together expanding the chest.
Expand the arms from the center of the chest outward and look forward.