Standing Side Bend
Indudalasana
Standing
Beginner
Standing Side Bend (Indudalasana) is a beginner standing pose. Side-body/intercostal opening, breath capacity.
How to cue it
- Reach arms overhead, interlace or hold a wrist
- Bend to one side into a crescent, lift through the top
At a glance
- Drishti
- Up / forwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Standing
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Heart (Anahata)
Take care
Low back, balance.
Good to know
Verified Indudalasana (Standing Crescent / Parsva Urdhva Hastasana).
Build your class with Standing Side Bend in Cue
Drop Standing Side Bend 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.






