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Kukkutasana
Rooster pose
Rooster pose. In lotus with the arms threaded through, the body lifted onto the hands.
Awaiting subject reviewWritten from our source material and not yet checked by a teacher of this practice. Read it as reference, and learn the practice from someone who teaches it.
- Meaning
- kukkuta = rooster, asana = seat or posture
- Family
- Arm balance
- Level
- Advanced
- Gaze
- Nose
Take care
Do not attempt this without a teacher. Avoid with any knee or wrist injury.
Learn this with a teacher
This page is for reading. The practice itself should be learned in person from someone who teaches it, so there are no practice controls here.
Find a teacherHow it is done
- 1
Breathe freely
From Garbha Pindasana, roll up onto the hands with the arms still threaded through the legs.
- 2
Breathe freely
Press the palms down and lift the lotus off the floor. Stay for five breaths.
Holding it
Five breaths.
Making it easier
Leave this out until Garbha Pindasana is easy.
What the tradition says it does
- Strengthens the wrists and arms
Variations
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 4
- Ashtanga Primary Series as commonly taught in the Mysore style; sequence order and counts await subject review