Yoga Poses

Prasarita padottanasana

How to do PRASARITA PADOTTANASANA and its benefits, Contraindication?

prasarita padottanasana

Yoga Posture name – Prasarita padottanasana

Yoga Posture Type – Forward bend

How to pronounce –  Prasarita ( Wide )  Pada ( Legged ) Uttanasana (Instense stretch forward bend )

 

English Meaning – Wide legged full forward bend

WHAT IS INSTRUCTION OF PRASARITA PADOTTANASANA?

How to Enter – 

  1. Stand in front of the mat, take two feet back distance from the front edge of the mat,
  2. Now take the right leg back 3 feet apart or according to your hight,
  3. Now turn your both feet  30 degrees in, place your both palm on the waist, 
  4. Inhale, Shoulder blade against each other sternum moving up towards the ceiling, feel the muscles of the chest is moving out, Lower back in.
  5. Exhale, bend forward, But keep your collar bone broad,
  6. Now grab your Big toes to your index and middle finger,
  7. Inhale again, Lift your chest up, elbow facing out,
  • Exhale, bend forward, touch your head if you can, but don’t pull yourself. just surrender yourself to gravity.

What is Alignment of PRASARITA PADOTTANASANA?

  1. Knee slightly Bended (if Hyperextended),
  2. Weight evenly on your both feet,
  3. thigh rotate inwardly,
  4. lower back in, Neck relax,
  5. chest open,
  6. shoulder relax and shoulder blade apart from each other,
  7. Grab your toes to your index and middle finger,

How to finish – 

As you hold the posture for 2-3 minutes, With Inhale, straight your elbow and lift your chest up, Lower back in, release the hamstring, and then with exhalation slowly release the posture.

What is the Modification of the PRASARITA PADOTTANASANA? 

  1. Use the Belt around your feet,
  2. Brick in front of your head,

Drishti –  

Drishti on Your – Nose (Nasagrah)

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PRASARITA PADA UTTANASANA?

  1. Stretches Your hamstring, calves, Spine, hips,
  2. Calm the mind and relieves the stress.
  3. relieves from anxiety, depression,
  4. Good for high blood pressure, Insomnia,asthma
  5. Soothes the nerve  of the back.

WHAT ARE THE CONTRAINDICATION OF PRASARITA PADA UTTANASANA?

  1. Slip Disc 
  2. Diarrhea
  3. Headache 
  4. Sacroiliac joint pain ( ask to your teacher)
  5. any back issue
  6. any knee ligament injury
  7. low blood pressure

WHAT ARE THE preparatory poses FOR PRASARITA PADA UTTANASANA?

  1. Ardha uttanasana
  2. Adho mukha swan asana
  3. paschimottanasana
  4. Parsva uttanasana
  5. janu sirsasana
  6. Upavsitha konasana