Reclined Butterfly
Supta Baddha Konasana
Restorative
Beginner
Reclined Butterfly (Supta Baddha Konasana) is a beginner supine restorative pose. Gentle hip/groin opening, calming.
How to cue it
- Soles together, knees fall open over supports
- Rest arms
- Let gravity open the hips
At a glance
- Drishti
- ClosedWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Supine restorative
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Sacral (Svadhisthana)
Take care
Knees: prop them; SI joint.
Counter poses
What to offer after Reclined Butterfly to let the body settle.
Good to know
Supta Baddha Konasana.
Build your class with Reclined Butterfly in Cue
Drop Reclined Butterfly 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.