Head-to-Knee Pose

You Should Feel

Stretch in your extended leg hamstring and calf. Opening in your bent leg hip. Length through your spine.

How to Get Into the Pose

• 1Sit with one leg extended, other leg bent with sole of foot against inner thigh
• 2Square your torso toward extended leg
• 3Fold forward over extended leg, keeping spine long
• 4Hands reach toward foot, shin, or use a strap
• 5Lead with your chest, not your head

Modifications

• •If hamstrings are tight: Use a strap around your foot, bend extended knee slightly, sit on a blanket
• •If low back rounds: Sit on more height, don't fold as deeply, stay more upright
• •If knee is uncomfortable: Don't press bent knee down, support it with a blanket
• •To deepen: Fold deeper while maintaining length, hold foot and draw elbows wide