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Primary Series · Standing

Utthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana

उत्थित हस्त पादाङ्गुष्ठासन

Vinyāsa
14
State
2, 4, 7 right · 9, 11, 14 left
Dṛṣṭi
pādayoragra, then pārśva
Grip
A and B: two fingers and thumb to the big toe · C: both hands to the waist, the leg floats

The count

  1. 1ekam↑ inright hand catches the right big toe, both legs straight
  2. 2dve↓ exchin to the knee — 5 breaths
  3. 3trīṇi↑ inhead up
  4. 4catvāri↓ exleg opens to the right, gaze left — 5 breaths
  5. 5pañca↑ inleg returns to the front
  6. 6ṣaṭ↓ exchin to the knee
  7. 7sapta↑ inhead up, hands to the waist, leg stays raised — 5 breaths
  8. ·↓ exleg down
  9. 8aṣṭau↑ inleft hand catches the left big toe
  10. 9nava↓ exchin to the knee — 5 breaths
  11. 10daśa↑ inhead up
  12. 11ekādaśa↓ exleg opens to the left, gaze right — 5 breaths
  13. 12dvādaśa↑ inleg returns to the front
  14. 13trayodaśa↓ exchin to the knee
  15. 14caturdaśa↑ inhead up, hands to the waist, leg stays raised — 5 breaths
  16. ·↓ exsamasthitiḥ

Counts from Sharath Jois, Aṣṭāṅga Yoga Anuṣṭhāna. Where teachers count it differently, the outline says so. Hear it at speed in the count trainer.