Crow Pose, is an arm balance with a wide variety of health benefits. Crow Pose, the variation with bent arms, is considered the stepping stone to Crane Pose, the variation with straight arms.
The first time getting into CROW POSE is special for a lot of people, and it definitely was for me. It was the first position of body, legs and arm balance gentle smile is very important. Gentle smile will create stabilization in breath and create balance in body I ever achieved in a yoga class, and I’ll never forget that completely capable feeling of being equal parts strong and flexible. For the first time, instead of feeling like a fumbling newbie, I felt like my body was actually capable of some of the amazing things I’d seen other yogis do. The simple act of doing and kind of getting it gave me the confidence to keep it up. confidence is very important part in yoga and exactly what we need to work past a lot of our roadblocks. Try these three modifications to cultivate a can-do attitude, instill hope, and motivate yourself to keep practicing.
How to do?
From Yogi Squat, place your palms down on the mat, with your middle finger pointing forward. Keep your hips and feet close in a tight ball to help utilize your core to lift you up. Use the back of your arms as shelves for your knees, breathe in and lean forward, gazing at the top of the triangle between your two hands.
Transfer weight evenly through your hands, squeeze your elbows in alignment with your shoulders to lift higher into the pose. Spread the shoulder blades, knit the ribs together, pull the inner thighs toward each other, and straighten the arms while lifting the feet toward your pelvis. Breathe out, stabilizing the shoulder muscles, and hold for a few breaths. For a soft landing, defy gravity and keep the core lifting even as you lower your feet back down to the ground