Forearm Plank
Makara Adho Mukha Svanasana
Core
Beginner
Forearm Plank (Makara Adho Mukha Svanasana) is a beginner plank. Core/shoulder strength, wrist-friendly.
How to cue it
- Elbows under shoulders
- Forearms parallel
- Hips level, tailbone long, core engaged
At a glance
- Drishti
- DownWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Plank
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Low back: keep hips from sagging.
Counter poses
What to offer after Forearm Plank to let the body settle.
Build your class with Forearm Plank in Cue
Drop Forearm Plank 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.