Unit A1.4 · Guided
Self-paced version
A practitioner holding Warrior II
A practitioner holding Warrior II outdoors
Pose landmarks detected on the photograph
The pose rebuilt in 3D
The pose as a 3D figure
The six load-bearing joints highlighted
The pose at different body proportions
Warrior II
Height175 cm
LegsAverage
Correct stance117 cm

Vīrabhadrāsana II

Six minutes, guided. It plays itself, moves the pose as it explains, and stops three times to check a teaching decision.

Headphones recommended · narrated
Who teaches you

Switch any time — the unit restarts the current section in the new voice. Every unit is narrated this way, so nobody is stuck with one instructor's voice.

Ready

Warrior II, and what it is actually for

Press begin. The unit narrates itself and drives the model — you only act when it asks you to.

Unit map
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    Narration appears here as it is spoken.

    Unit complete

    Three knowledge checks answered.

    In the certification the next step is a recorded practicum a named faculty member marks against the rubric — the part no model can do for you. See the self-paced version of this unit →

    Guided prototype of a Yoga.org certification unit · yoga.org certification · Narration is synthesized; candidates may choose a voice or opt in to their own. The 3D figure is derived from a photograph of a real practitioner. Photographs: Warrior II by lululemon athletica, CC BY 2.0, and Rocket-yoga-06 by Lilian White, CC BY 4.0, both via Wikimedia Commons.

    Be taught in your own voice

    Read this out loud for about 60 seconds.

    Warrior II is not a shape I am trying to reach. It is a base I am trying to build. The front knee tracks over the ankle, the back foot stays grounded through its outer edge, and the arms reach level with the shoulders without lifting them. When I teach it, I watch the knee first, because that is where a body pays for a stance that is too narrow. Length before depth, every time — and the breath tells me whether the pose is still working.

    Checkpoint