| Category: |
Yoga Lesson Planner |
| Sub Category: |
Seated & Floor |
| Types: |
Animal, Arm Balance, Balance, Hip Opener, Prone, Seated & Floor, Strengthen, Stretch |
| Anatomy: |
Arms & Shoulders, Core, Hamstrings, Hips, Knees, Lower Back, Psoas, Wrists & Arms |
| Chakras: |
Sacral Centre |
| Therapy: |
Confidence Building |
| Drishti: |
Tip Of Nose |
| Dosha: |
Kapha, Pitta |
Start in Sphinx pose. Rest on the mat on your belly. Lie on your belly. Bend the right leg and flex the right knee and ankle. Raise the chest and head while holding the right foot with your right hand. Press the toes of the right foot towards the mat flexing the right ankles. Hold. Release. Repeat with the other leg.
Stretches side abdominal muscles, inner thighs, quads, groins, hips, arms and feet. Chest and shoulder Opener. Ease neck stiffness.
A) Blanket under knees. B) Walk knees further apart (deepen stretch). C) Don't raise the chest. D) Gaze downwards E) Sphinx. F) Cobra. G) Cobra with hands raised. H) Half frog with twist. I) Extended Puppy.
Half Frog (Ardha Bhekasana) FAQs
What Are The Half Frog Teaching Directions?
Start in Sphinx pose. Rest on the mat on your belly. Lie on your belly. Bend the right leg and flex the right knee and ankle. Raise the chest and head while holding the right foot with your right hand. Press the toes of the right foot towards the mat flexing the right ankles. Hold. Release. Repeat with the other leg.
What Are Some Other Teaching Points For Half Frog Pose?
Elbows: “Keep your left elbow in front of your left shoulder.”
Forearm: “Press down with your forearm to roll your left shoulder back and up away from the mat.”
Sternum: “Extend your sternum away from your navel.”
Deepen: “To deepen the stretch in your quads, lower your tailbone and lift your right knee.”
Lift: “Continue lifting your chest and pin your shoulder back and up.”
What Are Some Modifications Of Half Frog Pose?
A) Blanket under knees.
B) Walk knees further apart (deepen stretch).
C) Don’t raise the chest.
D) Gaze downwards.
E) Sphinx Pose.
F) Cobra Pose.
G) Cobra with hands raised.
H) Half frog with a twist.
I) Extended Puppy.
What Are The Benefits Of Half Frog Pose?
Stretches inner thighs, groins, hips, arms and feet. Opens the chest and shoulders.
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