High Lunge
Utthita Ashwa Sanchalanasana
Standing
Intermediate
High Lunge (Utthita Ashwa Sanchalanasana) is an intermediate standing balance. Strengthens legs, opens hips, builds stamina.
How to cue it
- Back leg straight, heel high
- Front knee stacked over ankle
- Square hips forward
At a glance
- Drishti
- ForwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Standing balance
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Knee pain.
Counter poses
What to offer after High Lunge to let the body settle.
Good to know
Overlaps Crescent Lunge. Distinction is arm/torso position.
Build your class with High Lunge in Cue
Drop High Lunge 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.