Standing
Chair
Utkatasana
Weight in the heels, knees behind the toes, chest lifts.
How to get into Chair
- MountainBend knees, sit back, arms up
- Upward SaluteBend knees, sit back
- Standing Forward FoldBend knees, sit back, arms up
- Twisted ChairUnwind to center
- EagleUnwind to Chair
Where Chair flows next
- Twisted ChairHands to heart, twist to the right
- Standing Forward FoldFold forward
- Upward SaluteStraighten legs
- MountainStraighten legs, hands to heart
- EagleShift onto right foot, wrap the left leg over
Flows with Chair
- Standing StretchFolds, chair and a twist, tree and goddess, all on your feet, so no mat needed. PlaySteps and poses
- Shoulders & NeckThread the needle, puppy, dolphin, eagle and cow face to unknot the shoulders. PlaySteps and poses
- Morning VinyasaSalutations, a standing series on each side, balance, core and a long rest. PlaySteps and poses
- Power FlowSun A and B, warriors, side plank and Wild Thing, crow, deep backbends, shoulder stand. PlaySteps and poses
- Sun SalutationsThree rounds of Sun A and two of Sun B, one breath per movement. PlaySteps and poses
- Steady BalanceTree, Warrior III, Half Moon and Standing Splits each side, then Eagle, Dancer and boat. PlaySteps and poses
- Crow PoseCore work, knee to nose and deep squats to find the shape, then three tries at Crow. PlaySteps and poses
- Bird of ParadiseWarriors and side angle open the hips, Tree steadies, then Bird of Paradise from a bind. PlaySteps and poses
- EagleShoulder and hip openers, Chair and Tree for strong legs, then three rounds of Eagle. PlaySteps and poses
See every pose drawing, each free to download as an SVG, or build your own flow from Chair.