Padangushthasana

Für Ashtanga-Neulinge wie für Fortgeschrittene. Die Fundamental Positions sind unabdingbar – eine Sequenz von sechs einfachen Asanas bildet die Basis deines Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.

Padangushthasana

पादान्गुष्ठासन

Pādānguṣṭhāsana

Pada (पाद, Pāda) = leg, foot
Padangushtha (पादान्गुष्ठ, Pādānguṣṭha) = big toe
Asana (आसन, Āsana) = pose, posture, seat
Padangushthasana (पादन्गुष्ठासन, Pādanguṣṭhāsana) = hold-the-big-toe-posture

Vinyāsa	breath	Dr̥ṣṭi	explanation of movement
1	IN	nāsāgre	feet shoulder/hip width apart, hands on waist,
	(EX)	bhrūmadhye	bending forward, first three fingers wrap aroung big toes,
	(IN)		looking forward and up, opening the chest and sternum, lengthening the spine
2	EX	nāsāgre	bending at ellbows, neck is long, head to knees,
	5BR	nāsāgre	Padangushthasana (पादान्गुष्ठासन, Pādānguṣṭhāsana)
3	IN	bhrūmadhye	extennd the arms, lift the head, lengthen the spine
	EX		hold
-	IN	nāsāgre	hands to the waist, lift up with a straight back
	EX	nāsāgre	big toes touch, Samasthitih (समस्थितिः, Samasthitiḥ)

legend for the Vinyāsa table:

The grey part of the table is performed in Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga practice.
Yellow marked is the position depicted on the photo.
Vinyāsa:1 = ekam; 2 = dve; 3 = trīṇi; 4 = catvāri; 5 = pañca; 6 = ṣaṭ; 7 = sapta; 8 = aṣṭau; 9 = nava; 10 = daśa; 11 = ekādaśa; 12 = dvādaśa; 13 = trayodaśa; 14 = caturdaśa; 15 = pañcadaśa; 16 = ṣoḍaśa; 17 = saptadaśa; 18 = aṣṭadaśa; 19 = ekonavimśatiḥ; 20 = vimśatiḥ; 21 = ekāvimśatiḥ; 22 = dvāvimśatiḥ; 23 = trayovimśatiḥ; 24 = caturvimśatiḥ; 25 = pañcavimśatiḥ; 26 = ṣoḍavimśatiḥ; 27 = saptavimśatiḥ; 28 = aṣṭovimśatiḥ
breath: IN = Inhalation; EX = exhalation; 5BR = five breaths
Dr̥ṣṭi: nāsāgre = to the nose; añguṣṭhamadhye = to the middle of the thumb; bhrūmadhye = in the middle of the eye brows; nābicakre = to the navel; ūrdhvadr̥ṣṭi = upwards; hastāgre = to the tip of the hand; pādayoragre = to the tip of the foot; pārśvadr̥ṣṭi = sidewards

Six standing poses become fundamental positions for Ashtanga Yoga

Padangushthasana