Seated Forward Fold
Paschimottanasana
Forward Folds
Beginner
Seated Forward Fold (Paschimottanasana) is a beginner seated forward fold. Hamstring/spine release, calming.
How to cue it
- Legs long, flex feet
- Hinge from hips, lead with chest forward
- Hold feet or a strap
At a glance
- Drishti
- Toward feetWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Seated forward fold
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Sacral (Svadhisthana)
Take care
Low back: bend knees, sit on a blanket.
Counter poses
What to offer after Seated Forward Fold to let the body settle.
Build your class with Seated Forward Fold in Cue
Drop Seated Forward Fold 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.