Shoulderstand
Sarvangasana
Inversions
Intermediate
Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana) is an intermediate inversion. Calming, circulation, thyroid stimulation.
How to cue it
- Support low back with hands
- Stack hips over shoulders
- Lengthen legs up, soft neck
At a glance
- Drishti
- Toward chestWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Inversion
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Throat (Vishuddha)
Take care
Neck: don't turn head; high BP, glaucoma.
Counter poses
What to offer after Shoulderstand to let the body settle.
Good to know
Salamba Sarvangasana.
Build your class with Shoulderstand in Cue
Drop Shoulderstand 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.