Arm Balance

Astavakrasana - Eight Angle

ALIGNMENT

From sitting, legs out straight, lift your right leg and tuck your right shoulder under your right thigh. Hug your knee to your shoulder

Place your hands on the ground either side of your hips. Inhale, lift your hips and legs, cross your ankles. Exhale, slowly bend your elbows and lean your torso forward, draw your legs out to your right parallel to the ground

Strongly hug your thighs to your upper right arm, gaze to the ground or forward

Eka Pada Galavasana - Flying Pigeon

ALIGNMENT

From Utkatasana, cross your left ankle over your right thigh and flex your foot, inhale here

Exhale, bend your knees and elbows, lean your weight forward and place your hands on the ground shoulder width apart

Lift up onto the balls of your right foot and hook your left foot around your right upper arm. Strongly draw your navel towards your spine

Lean forward, shift your weight into your hands, bend your right knee and lift your right footup towards your buttocks. Slowly extend your right leg back, press out through the heel to firm the leg, gaze slightly forward