Advanced Flying Insect Pose: Tips for Mastering Advanced Yoga Techniques

"Hi! My name is Leta Koontz and I'm a yoga instructor at Schoolhouse Yoga in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I'm here today on behalf of Expert Village to teach you some arm balances. Okay, so if you're feeling pretty comfortable with flying insect pose, if you want to try the advanced pose here's what you're going to do. You're going to need to come a little bit deeper. You're going to step your feet that same distance apart, about the width of your mat. This time you have to come really far back so you can get your shoulders under your knee. You want to bring your hands to the floor and sit back. This time, instead of bringing your legs parallel to the floor, you're going to bring them perpendicular to the floor. You're going to start to lift them up as you drop your hips down. When you're ready to come down, just come through to flying insect and bring your feet to the floor. Let me show you that from a different angle. Again, set your feet a couple feet apart. Come pretty deep so your shoulders are under your knees. Keep the belly pulled in the entire time. Start to lift the legs up and to gaze up."