Crow Pose
Bakasana
Arm Balances
Intermediate
Crow Pose (Bakasana) is an intermediate arm balance. Arm/core strength, focus.
How to cue it
- Knees high onto upper arms
- Gaze forward
- Round the back, shift weight off the feet
At a glance
- Drishti
- Forward (down-forward)Where the eyes rest.
- Family
- Arm balance
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Wrists; protect face: pad ahead.
Counter poses
What to offer after Crow Pose to let the body settle.
Child's Pose- Wrist Stretches
Good to know
Bakasana (often 'Crow'). Kakasana = bent-arm variant.
Build your class with Crow Pose in Cue
Drop Crow 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.