Wide-Legged Forward Fold
Prasarita Padottanasana
Forward Folds
Beginner
Wide-Legged Forward Fold (Prasarita Padottanasana) is a beginner standing forward fold. Hamstring/adductor opening, mild inversion.
How to cue it
- Feet wide and parallel
- Hinge from hips
- Crown toward floor, hands in line with feet
At a glance
- Drishti
- Down / backWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Standing forward fold
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Root (Muladhara)
Take care
Hamstring; dizziness.
Counter poses
What to offer after Wide-Legged Forward Fold to let the body settle.
Build your class with Wide-Legged Forward Fold in Cue
Drop Wide-Legged Forward Fold 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.