Eagle Pose
Garudasana
Standing
Intermediate
Eagle Pose (Garudasana) is an intermediate standing balance. Balance, focus, shoulder/hip release.
How to cue it
- Bend both knees and shift weight onto standing foot
- Cross legs high at the thighs and squeeze to the midline
- Cross your arm underneath the other at the elbows
At a glance
- Drishti
- ForwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Standing balance
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Third Eye (Ajna)
Take care
Knee, shoulder issues.
Counter poses
What to offer after Eagle Pose to let the body settle.
Build your class with Eagle Pose in Cue
Drop Eagle 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.