Side Lunge
Skandasana
Standing
Intermediate
Side Lunge (Skandasana) is an intermediate standing pose. Adductor/groin opening, hip mobility.
How to cue it
- Wide stance
- Bend one knee, extend other leg straight, foot flexed
- Hips low
At a glance
- Drishti
- ForwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Standing
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Sacral (Svadhisthana)
Take care
Knee, groin strain.
Counter poses
What to offer after Side Lunge to let the body settle.
Build your class with Side Lunge in Cue
Drop Side Lunge 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.