{"id":1496,"date":"2016-02-03T00:21:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T00:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikramyogavernon.com\/?p=1496"},"modified":"2016-02-12T00:21:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T00:21:31","slug":"posture-month-toe-stand-padangustasana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehotroomvernon.com\/2016\/02\/03\/posture-month-toe-stand-padangustasana\/","title":{"rendered":"Posture of the Month: Toe Stand (Padangustasana)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Here we are now at the last posture of the standing series &#8211; Toe Stand.\u00a0 Sometimes fear will rise as a new student when first learning this posture.\u00a0 Once you realize though that there is nothing to fear, progress will happen very quickly. This posture is so great for the knees and hips.\u00a0 Especially building strength in the knees &#8211; one of the hardest parts of the body to strengthen.\u00a0 And for those that decide to learn the advance series of <span class=\"il\">Bikram<\/span> <span class=\"il\">Yoga<\/span>, this posture will help in lotus pose.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">To learn this posture, simply start in a standing position.\u00a0 Find a spot three to four feet in front of you on the floor &#8211; and keep your focus on that one spot.\u00a0\u00a0 Bring your foot up like tree pose, keep your standing leg straight, then bend over until your hands touch the floor.\u00a0 It is best to have your hands a little forward so you can put your weight in the hands.\u00a0 With the weight on the hands begin to sit down on your heel as you balance on your toes.\u00a0\u00a0 Remember to keep looking on that one spot on the floor.\u00a0 If you look in the mirror there is a greater tendency to loose your balance.\u00a0\u00a0 Once you are sitting on your heel bring your hands back to the side of the hips.\u00a0 At first just bring your left hand up &#8211; then as you keep your balance &#8211; bring your right hand up.\u00a0 Before you know it, you will be balancing on your toe.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">One of the best ways to learn more about the postures is to come to class everyday and read <span class=\"il\">Bikram<\/span>&#8216;s Beginning <span class=\"il\">Yoga<\/span> Class book.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Then,\u00a0 you will &#8220;Make Your Body Smile!&#8221;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we are now at the last posture of the standing series &#8211; Toe Stand.\u00a0 Sometimes fear will rise as a new student when first learning this posture.\u00a0 Once you realize though that there is nothing to fear, progress will happen very quickly. This posture is so great for the knees and hips.\u00a0 Especially building strength in the knees &#8211; one of the hardest parts of the body to strengthen.\u00a0 And for those that decide to learn the advance series of Bikram Yoga, this posture will help in lotus pose. To learn this posture, simply start in a standing position.\u00a0 Find a spot three to four feet in front of you on the floor &#8211; and keep your focus on that one spot.\u00a0\u00a0 Bring your foot up like tree pose, keep your standing leg straight, then bend over until your hands touch the floor.\u00a0 It is best to have your hands a little forward so you can put your weight in the hands.\u00a0 With the weight on the hands begin to sit down on your heel as you balance on your toes.\u00a0\u00a0 Remember to keep looking on that one spot on the floor.\u00a0 If you look in the mirror there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Posture of the Month: Toe Stand (Padangustasana) - The Hot Room @ Studio be (Formerly Bikram Yoga Vernon)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehotroomvernon.com\/2016\/02\/03\/posture-month-toe-stand-padangustasana\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Posture of the Month: Toe Stand (Padangustasana) - The Hot Room @ Studio be (Formerly Bikram Yoga Vernon)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here we are now at the last posture of the standing series &#8211; Toe Stand.\u00a0 Sometimes fear will rise as a new student when first learning this posture.\u00a0 Once you realize though that there is nothing to fear, progress will happen very quickly. 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