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Bound Angle

Baddha Konasana

Seated Beginner

Bound Angle (Baddha Konasana) is a beginner seated pose. Inner thigh/groin opener, hip mobility.

Sage line drawing of Bound Angle

How to cue it

  1. Soles together, heels in
  2. Hold feet
  3. Lengthen spine, let knees soften down

At a glance

Drishti
Forward / downWhere the eyes rest.
Family
Seated
Level
Beginner
Chakra
Sacral (Svadhisthana)

Take care

Knees: support with blocks.

Counter poses

What to offer after Bound Angle to let the body settle.

Good to know

Cobbler/Butterfly.

Build your class with Bound Angle in Cue

Drop Bound Angle 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.

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