Plank Pose
Phalakasana
Core
Beginner
Plank Pose (Phalakasana) is a beginner plank. Whole-body and core strength.
How to cue it
- Shoulders over wrists
- Heels reach back
- Draw navel in, one long line head to heels
At a glance
- Drishti
- Down / forwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Plank
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Wrists, low back: drop knees as needed.
Counter poses
What to offer after Plank Pose to let the body settle.
Good to know
Also Kumbhakasana.
Build your class with Plank Pose in Cue
Drop Plank 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.