Supine Leg Side I Strap

Sanskrit Name:	Supta Padangusthasana II
Category:	Strap Yoga
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Membership Category:	Yoga Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Strap Yoga
Types:	Stretch, Hip Opener, Seated & Floor, Supine
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps, Core, Hips, Wrists & Arms
Chakras:	Solar Plexus Centre
Therapy:	Leg Congestion, Varicose Veins
Drishti:	Up
Dosha:	Pitta, Kapha

Lie on back. Lift right leg. Take hold of right big toe with right hand (or wrap belt around right foot and hold onto belt with right hand). This is Reclined Hand To Big Toe I. To come into Reclined Hand To Big Toe II, place left hand on left thigh. Roll right leg out in the hip socket and, drawing right leg up towards you, lower it out to side. Do not let weight roll into the right leg so that you tip over. Hold. Repeat on other side.

Stretches hips, thighs, hams, calves. Relieves sciatica.

A) Blanket under head. B) Rest leg on a block. C) Slightly bend raised leg.

High blood pressure.