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Person lying on the back in Reclining Pigeon Pose with one ankle crossed over the opposite thigh and hands holding the supporting leg.

Reclining Pigeon Pose

Supta Kapotasana

Reclining Pigeon is a floor-based hip stretch that lets you work into the outer hip and glute area with more support than upright pigeon shapes. It is often more manageable on the back because the neck and spine can stay quiet while you adjust the intensity with your hands and leg position.

Side view of Reclining Hero Pose with the practitioner lying back from Hero Pose with knees bent and feet beside the hips.

Reclining Hero Pose

Supta Virasana

Reclining Hero Pose is a deep kneeling backbend done from Hero Pose, with the thighs lengthening strongly and the front body opening as you lean back. The most useful version is often supported and only as deep as your knees, ankles and lower back can accept comfortably.

Person lying on the back in Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose with one leg extended upward using a strap.

Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose

Supta Padangusthasana

Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose is a floor-based hamstring stretch that lets you work on leg length and pelvic steadiness without balancing. It is often easier to organise than a standing fold because the floor supports the spine.

Person lying on the back in Reclining Bound Angle Pose with soles of the feet together and knees open to the sides.

Reclining Bound Angle Pose

Supta Baddha Konasana

Reclining Bound Angle Pose is a supported supine hip opener with the soles of the feet together and the knees falling out to the sides. It can be a quiet finishing shape, but it works best when the legs are supported enough that the groins and lower back do not have to brace.

Person standing in Raised Arms Pose with both arms reaching overhead and spine long.

Raised Arms Pose

Urdhva Hastasana

Raised Arms Pose is a simple standing reach that lengthens the sides of the body and brings attention to how the ribs, shoulders and pelvis organise as the arms go overhead.

Person in Ragdoll Pose standing in a relaxed forward fold with bent knees and arms holding opposite elbows.

Ragdoll Pose

Uttanasana Variation

Ragdoll Pose is a relaxed standing forward fold where the knees can stay softly bent and the upper body hangs. It is often used to ease into a fold without forcing the legs straight or pulling the chest down.

Side view of Rabbit Pose with the practitioner kneeling, crown of head on the mat, hands holding the heels and spine rounded.

Rabbit Pose

Sasangasana

Rabbit Pose is a kneeling forward fold with a rounded spine. It can create a clear stretch across the upper back while inviting the head and neck to stay quiet rather than strained.

Side view of Pyramid Pose with one foot forward, torso folding over the front leg and hands supported near the floor.

Pyramid Pose

Parsvottanasana

Pyramid Pose is a split-stance forward fold that asks for steady feet, clear hip alignment and a long spine. It can be quite strong in the hamstrings, so a smaller range and support under the hands often make the pose more useful.

Side view of Extended Puppy Pose with knees on the mat, hips over knees and arms reaching forward.

Extended Puppy Pose

Uttana Shishosana

Extended Puppy Pose blends the shape of hands-and-knees with the feeling of a gentle heart-opening stretch. It can create space across the chest, shoulders and upper back while keeping the hips stacked over the knees.

Person lying on the belly in Prone Quad Stretch, bending one knee and holding the foot behind them from a side view.

Prone Quad Stretch

Ardha Bhekasana

Prone Quad Stretch is a simple front-thigh stretch done lying on the belly. It can help you explore knee bend and length through the quadriceps without needing to balance, though the comfortable range will vary from body to body.