Support
Both palms and fingers; head and feet unsupported.
Enter
- From Downward Dog, place your hands near a wall.
- Set your hands shoulder-width apart; spread your fingers.
- Walk closer and bring your shoulders over your wrists.
- Exhale; kick one leg up, then the other.
- Join your legs; move your heels off the wall when balanced.
Hold
- Press the floor away, lifting your torso between your arms.
- Keep your arms and knees straight, with your legs together.
- Draw your lower ribs inward without exaggerating your lower-back arch.
- Keep your ankles neutral, without pointing your toes.
Exit
- Lower one leg, then the other, with control.
- Breathing
- Breathe normally, without holding your breath.
- Gaze
- Between your hands, with slight neck extension.
- Duration
- 5–8 breaths.
