Extended Side Angle
Utthita Parsvakonasana
Standing
Intermediate
Extended Side Angle (Utthita Parsvakonasana) is an intermediate standing pose. Deep side-body and hip opening, leg strength.
How to cue it
- Front knee bent
- Forearm to thigh or hand down
- Top arm reaches over ear, one long line
At a glance
- Drishti
- UpWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Standing
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Sacral (Svadhisthana)
Take care
Knee tracking; neck.
Counter poses
What to offer after Extended Side Angle to let the body settle.
Build your class with Extended Side Angle in Cue
Drop Extended Side Angle 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.