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Summary: Learn how to do the Side Crane yoga pose from a professional yoga instructor in this free fitness lesson video.
Cindy Mastry has practiced yoga since the age of eight, and also has a background in Jazz and Ballet. Active in the fitness industry for nearly twenty years, she teaches aerobics,...read more
"Hi, my name's Cindy Master with Yoga Etc studio on behalf of Expert Village. This is April, and she's going to help me demonstrate in this clip, the side crane or parsma bacasama. So she's starting out in squat. Notice how her spine is nice and lengthened. She's going to take her left elbow to her left hip, and her right elbow right below her right knee. Good. So she's going to come over to the side, and she's going to use her elbows just like a little shelf, just to come up on her side. Notice how she looks forward, so that the energy is falling forward, so she isn't falling backwards or on her head. Whenever she feels ready, she's going to go ahead and extend her legs long. Good. Then, using her core of course, she's going to extend her legs in the opposite direction. Beautiful. Then she's slowly going to come down. Good. Back to her squat. That's the side crane balance."
eHow Article: The Side Crane Yoga Pose