Boat Pose
Navasana
Core
Intermediate
Boat Pose (Navasana) is an intermediate seated balance. Core and hip-flexor strength, balance.
How to cue it
- Lift chest, lean back to balance on sit bones
- Shins parallel or legs straight
- Reach arms forward
At a glance
- Drishti
- Toward toesWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Seated balance
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Low back: keep chest lifted.
Counter poses
What to offer after Boat Pose to let the body settle.
Good to know
Paripurna Navasana.
Build your class with Boat Pose in Cue
Drop Boat Pose into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.