Pādahastāsana
Padahastasana (pah-dah-hahs-tahs-anna) (Sanskrit: पादहस्तासन; Sanskrit pronunciation: [pɑːd̪ɐɦɐs̪t̪ɑːs̪ɐn̪ɐ]; IAST: pādahastāsana) or Hand Under Foot Pose is a Yoga asana.[1]
Etymology
The name comes from the Sanskrit words pada (पाद; pāda) meaning "foot", hasta (हस्ता; hastā) meaning "hand", and asana (आसन; āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat".[2]
Description
Padahastasana is one of the primary yoga asanas in the Hatha Yoga system. It is a standing, inverted pose which the hands are stretched down to grasp the feet.
Anatomical focus
The pose stretches the entire back of the body from the head to the heels.
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