Chaturanga
Chaturanga Dandasana
Core
Intermediate
Chaturanga (Chaturanga Dandasana) is an intermediate plank. Builds arm/core strength for vinyasa.
How to cue it
- Shift forward on toes
- Lower halfway, elbows hug ribs at 90°
- Shoulders level with elbows
At a glance
- Drishti
- Forward / downWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Plank
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Shoulders: don't dip below elbows.
Counter poses
What to offer after Chaturanga to let the body settle.
Good to know
Four-Limbed Staff.
Build your class with Chaturanga in Cue
Drop Chaturanga 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.