Side-Reclining Leg Lift
Anantasana
Restorative
Intermediate
Side-Reclining Leg Lift (Anantasana) is an intermediate side-lying pose. Hamstring stretch, balance, side stability.
How to cue it
- Lie on one side, head on hand
- Hold the top big toe and extend the leg up
At a glance
- Drishti
- Toward footWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Side-lying
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Sacral (Svadhisthana)
Take care
Balance, hamstring.
Counter poses
What to offer after Side-Reclining Leg Lift to let the body settle.
Good to know
Vishnu's Couch Pose.
Build your class with Side-Reclining Leg Lift in Cue
Drop Side-Reclining Leg Lift 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.
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