Supported Bridge
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Restorative
Beginner
Supported Bridge (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) is a beginner supine restorative backbend. Passive chest/hip opening, restful backbend.
How to cue it
- Lift hips and slide a block under the sacrum
- Rest the pelvis on the support
- Let your body relax completely
At a glance
- Drishti
- Closed / upWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Supine restorative backbend
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Heart (Anahata)
Take care
Neck; late pregnancy.
Counter poses
What to offer after Supported Bridge to let the body settle.
Good to know
Propped, restorative version of Bridge Pose.
Build your class with Supported Bridge in Cue
Drop Supported Bridge 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.