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Frog Pose

Mandukasana

Seated Intermediate

Frog Pose (Mandukasana) is an intermediate seated pose. Deep groin/inner-hip opener.

Sage line drawing of Frog Pose

How to cue it

  1. Knees wide, ankles in line with knees, feet flexed out
  2. Sink hips back and down

At a glance

Drishti
ForwardWhere the eyes rest.
Family
Seated / kneeling
Level
Intermediate
Chakra
Sacral (Svadhisthana)

Take care

Knees: go slow, pad knees.

Counter poses

What to offer after Frog Pose to let the body settle.

Build your class with Frog Pose in Cue

Drop Frog 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.

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