Crow Pose | Crane Pose: The Complete Guide
A compact arm balance, Kakasana and Bakasana tone your abs and arms, strengthen your core, and sharpen your mental focus.
Arm Balances
Ready to Fly in Firefly? This Sequence Is the Perfect Prep
Tap into your inner fire to find the balance, flexibility, and playfulness needed for this challenging posture.
Iyengar 201: Play with Arm Balancing in This Tortoise Pose-to-Firefly Transition with a Chair
Using a chair as a launch pad to toggle between Kurmasana and Tittibhasana is a great way to build mobility and challenge your balance. Ready to give it a try?
Iyengar 201: 6 Steps That Make Eka Pada Bakasana II Accessible for All Levels
Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Carrie Owerko offers an alternative approach to One-Legged Crane Pose II. Go ahead, take flight.
Challenge Poses: Are You Breathing Right in Arm Balances + Inversions?
Take yoga teacher, martial artist, and Primal Yoga® creator Liz Arch's test to find out. Then try her simple tweak to see if your breath could be the only thing holding you back from nailing that coveted pose.
Your Arm Balances + Inversions Need More Jackie Chan
For stability when your feet leave the ground, Kathryn Budig steals tricks from martial arts.
Build Up to Bhujapidasana: Shoulder-Pressing Pose
Kino MacGregor says careful emphasis on technique and strategic preparation will help you find the energy to move beyond your limits one breath at a time.
Kathryn Budig Challenge Pose: Baby Hopper II
Feel empowered with this fun low-to-the-ground variation on Grasshopper Pose.
Kathryn Budig Challenge Pose: Silly Crow
Kathryn Budig challenges you to a lighter-hearted, more playful variation of Bakasana.
Challenge Pose: Eka Pada Koundinyasana II
Kathryn Budig says the key to this pose is learning to think a bit differently about flight.
Challenge Pose: Bhujapidasana
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Challenge Pose: Funky Pincha
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