How To Teach Butterfly Pose (Baddha Konasana) For Pregnancy: A Mini Guide With 4 Infographics for Yoga Teachers To Use As Teaching Aids
Butterfly Pose is one of 500+ pregnancy yoga poses within the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.
Teaching yoga to pregnant students requires a thoughtful approach that prioritises safety, comfort, and connection.
Butterfly Pose (Baddha Konasana) is a gentle yet powerful posture that supports pregnancy by opening the hips, relieving lower back tension, and promoting relaxation.
In this blog post, we’ll explore step-by-step instructions for guiding pregnant students into Butterfly Pose, modifications to accommodate all trimesters, and the benefits this pose offers for both the body and mind during pregnancy. Whether you’re new to teaching prenatal yoga or looking to enhance your skills, this mini guide will provide practical tips to create a nurturing experience for your students.
Please feel free to download any of the Butterfly Pose infographics on this blog post, and give them to your students as handouts.
How To Teach Butterfly Pose
How To Teach Butterfly Pose Pregnancy
Teaching steps
- Sit with legs outstretched.
- Bend knees, bring soles of feet together (keep heels as close to body as possible).
- Fully relax the inner thighs.
- Clasp the feet with both hands.
- Gently bounce knees up and down, using elbows as levers to press legs down.
- Repeat 20 to 30 times.
- Straighten legs and relax.
Benefits
- Relieve tension from inner thigh muscles.
- Relieving lower back tension.
- Removes tiredness from legs.
- Opens hips.
- Promotes relaxation.
Precautions
- Do not strain.
- Groin or knee injury.
Props
- Blanket support under outer thighs.
Butterfly Pose Modifications
Butterfly Pose Modifications
Modification 1: Half Butterfly Pose
How To Teach Half Butterfly Pose Pregnancy
Teaching Steps
- Sit with legs outstretched.
- Bend right leg, place right foot as far up on left thigh as possible. Place right hand on top of the bent right knee.
- Hold toes of right foot with left hand.
- While breathing in, gently move right knee up towards chest.
- Breathing out, gently push knee down and try to touch floor. Trunk should not move.
- Repeat with left leg.
- Slowly practice 10 up and down movements with each leg.
Modification 2: Half Butterfly Twist
How To Teach Half Butterfly With Twist Modification Pregnancy
Teaching Steps
- Sit with legs outstretched.
- Bend right leg.
- Place right foot as far up on left thigh as possible.
- Place right hand on top of the bent right knee.
- Raise left arm and look up at the hand.
- Repeat with left leg.
Modification 3: Half Butterfly Side Bend
How To Teach Half Butterfly Side Bend Modification Pregnancy
Teaching Steps
- Start in Butterfly.
- Take right leg out to side.
- Bring hands forward.
- Place right hand onto right ankle.
- Reach left arm up and over into a gentle side bend.
- Repeat with left leg.
