How to Do the Elephant Trunk Yoga Pose

Mastering fundamental poses is the first step to improving your fitness through daily yoga practice. Simply holding a yoga pose while breathing deeply and regularly is a great exercise. Try the elephant trunk pose, if you have two yoga blocks on hand.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Two foam yoga blocks

1. Sit upright with legs extended out in front of you. Place the yoga blocks on either side of your body next to your hands.

2. Stretch one up and over your arm from behind. The leg should come over your arm above the elbow and be as close to the shoulder as possible.

3. Place both hands on the yoga blocks beside you. Your arms should have a slight bend in them.

4. Raise yourself up using your arms and stretch your free leg out in front of you in the air.

5. If desired, move your free leg across your body and hook the straight leg over the foot of the leg bent over your arm. You may slightly rotate your body forward to accommodate this position.

6. Hold yourself in the pose for 30 seconds to a few minutes or more, depending on your ability. Breathe deeply and regularly.

Tips & Warnings

• Breathe while doing this or any yoga technique. Deep breathing itself is an important exercise in yoga, and should always be part of your yoga practice.
• If you are not flexible enough to comfortably do this technique at first, practice after you've done other stretching techniques to warm up.

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