Standing Backbend
Anuvittasana
Backbends
Beginner
Standing Backbend (Anuvittasana) is a beginner standing backbend. Counters forward posture, energizes.
How to cue it
- Hands to low back or reach up
- Lift chest and bend back from the upper spine, not waist
At a glance
- Drishti
- Back / upWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Standing backbend
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Heart (Anahata)
Take care
Low back, dizziness, balance.
Counter poses
What to offer after Standing Backbend to let the body settle.
Build your class with Standing Backbend in Cue
Drop Standing Backbend 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.