Mermaid Pose
Naginyasana
Seated
Advanced
Mermaid Pose (Naginyasana) is an advanced seated backbend. Deep quad/hip-flexor and chest opening.
How to cue it
- From a pigeon base, hook back foot into elbow
- Bind overhead, lift chest
At a glance
- Drishti
- UpWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Seated backbend
- Level
- Advanced
- Chakra
- Heart (Anahata)
Take care
Low back, knee, shoulder.
Counter poses
What to offer after Mermaid Pose to let the body settle.
Good to know
Pigeon-family backbend.
Build your class with Mermaid Pose in Cue
Drop Mermaid 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.