Legs Up the Wall
Viparita Karani
Restorative
Beginner
Legs Up the Wall (Viparita Karani) is a beginner supine restorative inversion. Reduces swelling, calms, gentle inversion.
How to cue it
- Sit hip close to wall, swing legs up
- Rest arms open
- Soften and breathe
At a glance
- Drishti
- Closed / upWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Supine restorative inversion
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Third Eye (Ajna)
Take care
Glaucoma, pregnancy late-term.
Counter poses
What to offer after Legs Up the Wall to let the body settle.
Good to know
Shares Sanskrit with Legs on Chair (Viparita Karani).
Build your class with Legs Up the Wall in Cue
Drop Legs Up the Wall 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.