Side Crow
Parsva Bakasana
Arm Balances
Advanced
Side Crow (Parsva Bakasana) is an advanced arm balance. Oblique strength, twist, balance.
How to cue it
- Twist knees onto one upper arm
- Both elbows bend
- Shift sideways until feet float
At a glance
- Drishti
- ForwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Arm balance
- Level
- Advanced
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Wrists; protect face.
Counter poses
What to offer after Side Crow to let the body settle.
Child's Pose- Wrist Stretches
Build your class with Side Crow in Cue
Drop Side Crow 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.