Camel Pose
Ustrasana
Backbends
Intermediate
Camel Pose (Ustrasana) is an intermediate kneeling backbend. Deep chest/hip-flexor opener.
How to cue it
- Hips over knees
- Hands to heels or low back
- Lead with chest, keep neck long
At a glance
- Drishti
- Back / upWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Kneeling backbend
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Throat (Vishuddha)
Take care
Low back, neck.
Counter poses
What to offer after Camel Pose to let the body settle.
Build your class with Camel Pose in Cue
Drop Camel 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.