Gate Pose
Parighasana
Seated
Beginner
Gate Pose (Parighasana) is a beginner kneeling pose. Side-body stretch, intercostal opening.
How to cue it
- Kneel, extend one leg out to the side, foot flat
- Side-bend over the straight leg
At a glance
- Drishti
- UpWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Kneeling
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Heart (Anahata)
Take care
Knee: pad it.
Counter poses
What to offer after Gate Pose to let the body settle.
Good to know
Kneeling, not strictly seated.
Build your class with Gate Pose in Cue
Drop Gate 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.