Knees-Chest-Chin
Ashtanga Namaskara
Backbends
Beginner
Knees-Chest-Chin (Ashtanga Namaskara) is a beginner prone pose. Builds toward backbends, upper-body control.
How to cue it
- From plank, lower knees, then chest and chin between the hands
- Hips stay lifted, elbows hug in
At a glance
- Drishti
- Forward / downWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Prone
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Heart (Anahata)
Take care
Wrists, shoulders, chin/neck.
Counter poses
What to offer after Knees-Chest-Chin to let the body settle.
Good to know
'Eight-limbed salutation'. Sun Salutation transition.
Build your class with Knees-Chest-Chin in Cue
Drop Knees-Chest-Chin 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.