Asana Practice: What can I do if I can't step my foot to the top of the mat?

There are a few suggestions for this:

Perhaps from a pose like downward facing dog or tabletop position you might firstly take the leg that you wish to step forwards, up and back behind you. This may help to create a little more space around the hip before bringing the knee to the chest, rounding the back as you would do in cat pose, engaging the core, and creating space under the body. This may help with stepping the foot forwards to the front of the mat.

For some students the anatomy of their body might mean that it is just not physically possible to create enough space under the body to step the foot forwards. If that is the case, they might try placing blocks under the hands to create a little more space under the body, and then they might have more ease with rounding the back into cat pose and bringing the knee to the chest before stepping the foot forwards. 

Or it might be best practice for some students to step the foot forwards halfway towards the front of the mat and then physically help the foot to step forwards the rest of the way by using the hand to help, or by adopting a little shuffle or wiggle of the foot forwards the rest of the way.

We know that our practice and our bodies are uniquely our own, and so there is lots of room to explore and discover what are the best methods of moving in and out of asana safely and effectively for us. Acknowledging as always, that there is no right or wrong when it comes to the unique choices we make on our mats, there is simply safe and empowering and accessible.