Puppy Pose
Anahatasana
Restorative
Beginner
Puppy Pose (Anahatasana) is a beginner kneeling chest opener. Gentle chest/shoulder opener, heart-melting.
How to cue it
- Hips over knees
- Walk hands forward
- Melt chest and forehead toward the floor
At a glance
- Drishti
- Closed / downWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Kneeling chest opener
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Heart (Anahata)
Take care
Knees, shoulders.
Counter poses
What to offer after Puppy Pose to let the body settle.
Good to know
Uttana Shishosana.
Build your class with Puppy Pose in Cue
Drop Puppy 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.