Sivananda Yoga Kakasana (Crow) Pose

Video Transcript

"Pose ten of the Sivananda series is Crow Pose, Kakasana. We're going to have Resa here demonstrating it. It is an arm balance, a hand balance. And, Resa does a lovely job. Alright. We're going to have you come into a squat. Now, first thing you need to do is make sure your hand placement is proper. So, you're going to bring your hands down. Now, you're going to have them about shoulder width apart and then turn the fingers. A little bit wider, Resa. There you go. And, fingers just slightly turned in. Now, lifting the hips up slightly bend the elbows. And, you're making a little shelf for your knees to go on. So, place your knees on your shelf. Keep the head looking up. Please remember, if you're looking down you're going down. We've got a pillow there for her just in case. And, she lifts the legs gently off the floor coming into beautiful Crow Pose. Don't hold it very long when you first start, about ten seconds. That way you can work up to about a minute holding the pose. Take a nice inhale. Exhale, gently release it down. Perfect. Drop down to your knees. And, release down into Child Pose. Beautiful. Maybe, shake out your wrists a little bit twisting the wrists a little bit going both directions. And, breathe."