Standing
High Lunge
Ashta Chandrasana, Crescent Lunge
Hips square, back leg strong, arms reach up.
How to get into High Lunge
- Low LungeTuck back toes, lift back knee
- Downward-Facing DogStep right foot forward, rise up
- Three-Legged DogStep right foot forward, rise up
- Standing Forward FoldStep left foot back, rise up
- Warrior ILift back heel
- Warrior IIIStep back leg back into lunge
- PyramidBend front knee, lift back heel
- Runner’s LungeRise up, arms overhead
- Knee to NoseStep the foot forward, rise up
- Revolved Side AngleUnwind, rise up
Where High Lunge flows next
- Warrior IISpin back heel down, open hips
- Warrior ISpin back heel down
- Warrior IIIShift onto right foot, lift back leg
- PyramidShorten stance, fold over right leg
- Low LungeLower back knee
- Downward-Facing DogHands down, step back to down dog
- Standing Forward FoldStep back foot forward, fold
- Runner’s LungeHands down to frame the front foot
- Revolved TriangleStraighten front leg, back heel down, twist open
- Humble WarriorSpin back heel down, clasp behind, bow inside the right knee
- Revolved Side AngleFold over the right thigh, opposite hand down, twist open
Flows with High Lunge
- Beginner’s FlowYour first class: the basic poses held longer, the knees-down way to down dog, no jumping. PlaySteps and poses
- Runner’s StretchLunges, lizard, half split and pyramid for tired legs, then pigeon and legs up the wall. PlaySteps and poses
- Power FlowSun A and B, warriors, side plank and Wild Thing, crow, deep backbends, shoulder stand. PlaySteps and poses
- DancerLunges and backbends open the front body, then Tree builds to Dancer each side. PlaySteps and poses
- WheelWild Thing, lunges and belly backbends, Camel and Bridge warm the spine, then Wheel. PlaySteps and poses
- CamelLunges and belly backbends open the front body, Camel from Thunderbolt and Hero, then Rabbit. PlaySteps and poses
See every pose drawing, each free to download as an SVG, or build your own flow from High Lunge.