Staff Pose
Dandasana
Seated
Beginner
Staff Pose (Dandasana) is a beginner seated pose. Posture foundation for seated poses.
How to cue it
- Legs straight, flex feet
- Press thighs down
- Stack shoulders over hips, spine tall
At a glance
- Drishti
- ForwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Seated
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Rounding: sit on a blanket.
Counter poses
What to offer after Staff Pose to let the body settle.
Good to know
Seated 'Tadasana'.
Build your class with Staff Pose in Cue
Drop Staff Pose 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.