Dolphin Pose
Ardha Pincha Mayurasana
Inversions
Intermediate
Dolphin Pose (Ardha Pincha Mayurasana) is an intermediate inversion prep. Shoulder strength, forearm-stand prep.
How to cue it
- Forearms down, elbows shoulder-width
- Walk feet in, hips high
- Press through forearms and shoulders
At a glance
- Drishti
- Toward feetWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Inversion prep
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Third Eye (Ajna)
Take care
Shoulders, neck.
Counter poses
What to offer after Dolphin Pose to let the body settle.
Build your class with Dolphin Pose in Cue
Drop Dolphin 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.