Ragdoll
Baddha Hasta Uttanasana
Forward Folds
Beginner
Ragdoll (Baddha Hasta Uttanasana) is a beginner standing forward fold. Releases neck, shoulders, low back.
How to cue it
- Feet hip-width, knees bent
- Clasp opposite elbows and fold forward
- Sway gently, release neck
At a glance
- Drishti
- DownWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Standing forward fold
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Sacral (Svadhisthana)
Take care
Dizziness: rise slowly.
Counter poses
What to offer after Ragdoll to let the body settle.
Good to know
Variation of Standing Forward Fold (Uttanasana).
Build your class with Ragdoll in Cue
Drop Ragdoll 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.