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Tabletop

Bharmanasana

Core Beginner

Tabletop (Bharmanasana) is a beginner kneeling neutral pose. Neutral base, wrist/core prep.

Sage line drawing of Tabletop

How to cue it

  1. Wrists under shoulders, knees under hips
  2. Neutral spine and engaged core
  3. Press floor away

At a glance

Drishti
DownWhere the eyes rest.
Family
Kneeling neutral
Level
Beginner
Chakra
Root (Muladhara)

Take care

Wrists, knees.

Counter poses

What to offer after Tabletop to let the body settle.

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Build your class with Tabletop in Cue

Drop Tabletop 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.

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