Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose)
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Yoga Techniques and Fitness
Overview
In this lesson, we explore Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose), a versatile backbend that opens the chest and strengthens the legs while offering both calming and energizing benefits.
Objective
Understand the alignment, variations, and therapeutic applications of this foundational pose.
What You'll Get
You'll get a pose that works for almost everyone, with modifications that range from restorative to challenging. In your own practice, Bridge can ease menstrual discomfort, calm anxiety, or build strength depending on how you approach it. For professionals, you'll learn how to sequence it as preparation for deeper backbends like Shoulderstand, and how to cue the upper back engagement that protects the neck.
Setu Bandhasana
SET–too BAHN–dah
SAY–tuh–bahn–DHAHS–ana
“setu” = bridge
“bandha” = lock
“setu bandha” = construction of a bridge (BKS Iyengar)
Bridge Pose
Also Called
Setu Bandha
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Dwi Pada Pitham
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