How to Target Feet With Yoga

While it is important to include diverse poses in your yoga routine for a full body workout, occasionally our bodies need attention in a specific area. If you suffer from foot pain, either chronic or temporary, there are several yoga poses which you can add to your routine.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Assume sun salutation poses to warm up for your yoga routine. From head to feet, sun salutations prepares the body for deeper work further on in your routine. Sun salutation poses include downward facing dog and the chair pose.

2. Practice yoga poses which gently stretch the bottoms of the feet to relieve chronic pain caused by flat feet, fallen arches and other foot conditions. Poses for stretching the arches include the reclining big toe pose and the happy baby pose.

3. Include yoga poses that stretch the tops of your feet. These include the half frog pose, the hero pose and the pigeon pose.

4. Stretch the feet as strengthen the ankles with various standing poses. Balance poses such as the tree, the standing big toe pose and the dancers pose all strengthen the supporting ankle while the lifted foot is stretched. Standing poses, such as the extended angle pose, the triangle pose and the warrior series also stretch and strengthen the feet and ankles.

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