Double Toe Hold (Both Big Toe Pose, Ubhaya Padangusthasana)

Technique

1. From a seated position with legs extended in front, lay down on your back.
2. Take the legs up and over.
3. Keep the feet together and grab the big toes.
4. Inhale roll up with straight legs.
5. Catch the balance on the sit bones with straight arms.
6. Take the head back, looking up.

Form tips

1. When rolling up, pull the big toes to slow down the movement
2. To balance, use opposite actions of pulling the big toes and push the feet back

Similar Exercises

• Bent-legs transition Double Toe Hold
• Straddle roll-back to Pancake
• Half Upward Facing Intense Stretch Pose
• Embryo in the Womb Pose wrapping the legs
• Embryo in the Womb Pose

Equipment

• Ground (hands or body)