Relieve digestive problems with Pada Hastasana - Hands to Feet Pose

Pada Hastasana - Hands to Feet pose is a forward bending pose which apart from other benefits is excellent for relieving digestion problems including constipation. It is also included in the Surya Namaskar sequence as the third and the tenth pose. It is also an inverted pose so you would also get the benefits of inverted poses.

How to Practice Pada Hastasana?

1. Stand with both legs together in Tadasana (Tree Pose). If you are practicing Surya Namaskar you will come to this pose from Hast Uttanasana (Raised hands pose)


2. Inhale deeply. With exhalation bend forward slowly.


3. Try to touch the floor with your hands.


4. If you are unable to touch the floor with the hands, stay in the pose for few breaths and then try to stretch a little bit more. Again after few breaths bend a little bit more.


5. For a little bit more stretch, now tighten your hamstrings a little bit. You should be stretch a bit more.


6. Hold your legs with the hands and try to bring the head as close to the legs as possible


7. Stay in this pose for few seconds in the beginning and then come out of it with inhalation.

Benefits of Pada Hastasana
Pada Hastasana has numerous benefits. During this posture, there is increased flow of blood towards the head without the difficulties of inverted postures faced in other inverted postures like Halasana or Sarvangasana. Due to this increased blood flow, the glands are soaked in blood which removes toxins from them and makes them healthier.

1. Stretches the hamstrings on the back of the legs


2. Abdominal organs are toned.


3. Relieves constipation, indigestion and other gastric troubles


4. The muscles of the back are stretched.


5. Spine become healthier due to increased blood flow.


6. Nervous system becomes healthier.

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