Reclined butterfly (hold)

Supta Baddha Konasana

Yogaeasytimedno equipment

Supine version of butterfly: lying on the back with knees bent and falling open to the sides, soles together and heels near the pelvis, arms resting out to the sides palms up.

How to do it

1. Sit in butterfly (soles together, heels toward pelvis).
2. Lower the back to the floor using the hands and then the forearms, until head and back rest on the floor.
3. Keep the soles together with outer edges of the feet on the floor; knees fall open toward the floor (supported if needed).
4. Arms rest on the floor about 45 degrees from the body, palms up (or hands on belly); eyes closed, relaxed.

Muscles worked

Supporting: adductors