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    <tags>DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, yoga, pose, position, body, exercise, stretch, meditation, extended, hand, to, toe, utthita, Hasta, Padangusthasana</tags>
    <title>How To Do the Extended Hand To Toe Pose</title>
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      <![CDATA[Hamstrung by your hamstrings? Unbalanced by your imbalance? This is a great pose to improve both.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Comfortable clothing suitable for stretching and moving]]>
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        <![CDATA[A calm place where you won't be distracted or disturbed]]>
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        <![CDATA[A yoga mat or folded blanket]]>
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        <title>Mountain Pose</title>
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          <![CDATA[Stand at the front of your mat with your feet shoulder-width apart and your weight evenly distributed between them, your spine erect, and your arms at your sides.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Stand at the front of your mat with your feet shoulder-width apart and your weight evenly distributed between them, your spine erect, and your arms at your sides.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[While exhaling, bend your right knee, and bring it up toward your chest. Slip the middle and index fingers of your right hand around the big toe on your right foot. Place your left hand on your hip, and remain balanced this way for several breaths.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>While exhaling, bend your right knee, and bring it up toward your chest. Slip the middle and index fingers of your right hand around the big toe on your right foot. Place your left hand on your hip, and remain balanced this way for several breaths.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If you're having trouble balancing on one foot, do this exercise near a wall so you can steady yourself or help yourself come out of the pose gracefully.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re having trouble balancing on one foot, do this exercise near a wall so you can steady yourself or help yourself come out of the pose gracefully.</p>]]>
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        <title>Extend right leg</title>
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          <![CDATA[While inhaling, slowly extend your right leg, keeping your fingers entwined with your big toe. Straighten your standing leg. Lift your chest forward and up, and lift the top of your head straight up toward the ceiling. Do not lean back.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>While inhaling, slowly extend your right leg, keeping your fingers entwined with your big toe. Straighten your standing leg. Lift your chest forward and up, and lift the top of your head straight up toward the ceiling. Do not lean back.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Hold the pose for several breaths.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Hold the pose for several breaths.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Slowly bend your right knee and bring your right leg back close to your body.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Slowly bend your right knee and bring your right leg back close to your body.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Release your fingers from your toe and lower your foot to the ground, and relax.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Release your fingers from your toe and lower your foot to the ground, and relax.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Repeat the pose with your left leg and hold it for the same number of breaths that you did on your right.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Repeat the pose with your left leg and hold it for the same number of breaths that you did on your right.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Release the pose and lower your left foot to the ground. Definitely better than unstrung and unbalanced.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Release the pose and lower your left foot to the ground. Definitely better than unstrung and unbalanced.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Married Hindu women traditionally wear bichiyas, or toe rings, on the second toes of both feet.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Married Hindu women traditionally wear bichiyas, or toe rings, on the second toes of both feet.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[This relatively simple pose might make you feel like a kid stretching before gym class, but that's not necessarily a bad thing—the more you do it, the better you can gauge your maturing yoga skills.]]>
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          <![CDATA[You might recognize the Noble Pose as the dreaded "sit-and-reach" from your childhood gym class. But while that was an exercise in pre-pubescent humiliation, this is a time-honored and well-respected yoga posture.  See the difference?]]>
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        <title>How To Do the Wide Legged Forward Bend</title>
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        <created-at>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:07:54 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[This is a variation of the Wide Legged Seated Forward Bend, but since you're standing for this one, you have a helpful partner — gravity.]]>
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        <title>How To Do the Shooting Bow Pose</title>
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        <created-at>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:07:58 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[This pose is exactly as it sounds—you'll be drawing back an imaginary arrow. We don't want to spoil the surprise, but you already have all the equipment built-in.]]>
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        <title>How To Do the Plow Pose</title>
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        <created-at>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:08:05 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[The Plow Pose is essentially a Noble Pose turned on its head—or rather, turned on your head.]]>
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        <title>How To Do the Lion Pose</title>
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        <created-at>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:08:10 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[The Lion's Pose gives the muscles of the jaw, throat, eyes, and face a stretch that can ease problems like teeth grinding and clenched jaws. It's also excellent preparation for a KISS concert.]]>
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        <title>How To Do the Warrior III Pose</title>
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        <created-at>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:08:16 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[The Warrior III Pose recreates the moment that the fierce Virabhadra chopped off the head of his master's enemy. If you could do battle balanced on one leg, maybe you'd have a pose named after you.]]>
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