Toe Stand
Padangusthasana
Standing
Advanced
Toe Stand (Padangusthasana) is an advanced standing balance. Ankle/knee strength, deep balance, focus.
How to cue it
- From tree-like fold, lower onto the ball of one foot in a squat
- Hands to heart
At a glance
- Drishti
- ForwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Standing balance
- Level
- Advanced
- Chakra
- Root (Muladhara)
Take care
Knee: skip if any knee pain.
Counter poses
What to offer after Toe Stand to let the body settle.
Child's Pose- Wrist Stretches
Build your class with Toe Stand in Cue
Drop Toe Stand into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.