Yoga: Firefly Pose

[LoveGuinness]

Benefits: Strengthens the wrists, forearms and abdomen. Stretches the hamstrings.




Instructions:

1. Come into a wide legged standing straddle.

2. Bend your knees and bring your palms flat on the floor just under your feet.

3. Bend the elbows back as you would in Chaturanga Dandasana.

4. Begin to shift your weight back to rest on your upper arms and bring the feet up off the floor.

5. Straighten the legs.

6. Begin to straighten the arms.

Beginners: Like most arm balances, this is easier than it looks. For one thing, if you fall, you'll land on your butt instead of your head as in some other poses! If you can lift the feet off the floor but cannot straighten the legs, try crossing the feet at the ankles in front of you.

Advanced: Work on straightening your arms and legs.

[LoveGuinness]

just an addition: the Chaturanga is just like a push up. So your arms would be in the position where the joints (elbow) are at about a 90degree angles.

[desperate housewife]

it will take me a while to get over the fear of falling on my butt, but thanks for posting that i want to try it out!

[LoveGuinness]

i dont get that high off the ground. but my first few times it was scary and intimidating but i fougt through the fear!