Hasta Padangusthasana

Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
Standing Big Toe Pose, uttihita "extended, stretched", hasta "hand", padangusta "big toe", asana "pose".
Utthita Parsvakonasana ...

In Parsva Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana (with your leg to the side), pay close attention to leveling your hips.   Feel your raised thigh roll outward as much as possible and your abdomen (your navel) move away from that raised thigh.

Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana--literally, "extended hand to the big toe pose"--is a great way for practitioners of all levels to explore "the perfection of imperfection.

UTTHITA HASTA PADANGUSTHASANA
Extended hand thumb to foot pose
Balancing asanas develop the cerebellum, the brain center that controls how the body works in motion. These asana induce physical balance, stilling unconscious movement.

Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana, using a belt around the foot (standing hand to foot)
Tadasana (mountain)
Vrksasana (tree) ...

See also: Asana, Padangusthasana, Sthasana, Yoga, Body