Figure Four Stretch
Eka Pada Utkatasana
Restorative
Beginner
Figure Four Stretch (Eka Pada Utkatasana) is a beginner hip opener. Glute/outer-hip opener.
How to cue it
- Cross ankle over opposite thigh
- Sit back (standing) or draw thigh in (reclined)
At a glance
- Drishti
- SoftWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Hip opener
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Sacral (Svadhisthana)
Take care
Knee, balance (standing version).
Counter poses
What to offer after Figure Four Stretch to let the body settle.
Good to know
Reclined version overlaps Reclined Pigeon (Sucirandhrasana).
Build your class with Figure Four Stretch in Cue
Drop Figure Four Stretch 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.