Yoga Anatomy

Prasarita Padottanasana

Wide-Stance Forward Bend

pra-sa-REE-tah pah-doh-tahn-AHS-anna

prasarita = spread, expanded; pada = foot; ut = intense; tan = to stretch out

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Gluteus

maximus

Tibialis

anterior

Erector

spinae

Gluteus

medius

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Gluteus maximus

Adductor magnus

Gracilis

Popliteus

Tibialis

posterior

Flexor

hallucis

longus

Flexor

digitorum

longus

Hamstrings:

Biceps femoris

Semitendinosus

Semimembranosus

Gastrocnemius

Diaphragm

Classification

Symmetrical standing forward-bending pose

Skeletal joint actions

Spine Lower limbs

Mild flexion Hip flexion and abduction, knee extension,

ankle dorsiflexion, foot supination at heel

and pronation at forefoot

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