Seated Twist
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Twists
Beginner
Seated Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana) is a beginner seated twist. Spinal mobility, digestion, detox.
How to cue it
- Lengthen up on the inhale
- Twist on the exhale from the belly
- Back hand supports
At a glance
- Drishti
- Over back shoulderWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Seated twist
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Pregnancy: open twists; low back.
Counter poses
What to offer after Seated Twist to let the body settle.
- Twist in other direction
Good to know
Half Lord of the Fishes.
Build your class with Seated Twist in Cue
Drop Seated Twist 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.