@catvaladezyoga on Grasshopper 💚 ・・・ Good morning! One of you recently asked how to get into #grasshopperpose right here. I cant remember who but I hope whoever it is catches this. 🙈 Here it is! Two options for you (of many, but these being the easiest inn my opinion). First is my preferred way to get in, from a twisted figure 4 chair. Get your foot as high up on your arm *above the elbow* as possible, then reach down to plant your hands shoulder width apart à la plank. Keep the foot on your arm actively pressing into it. From there you go into chaturanga arms by shifting forward and lowering down. Watch that you don't collapse the shoulder heads toward the floor! Tip the hips up a bit and head down as you shift into chaturanga, and on the shift forward it'll be possible to lift the bottom toes. Draw that foot in toward your bottom while adducting up toward the ceiling. Gaze toward the foot on your arm or if you extend that bottom leg look forward that foot. Breathe! . Second option starts in a toe squatting figure 4, and you get into it the same way essentially except that you have to lift the hips up a bit more since you're starting out lower. This pose is a DEEP twist coupled with a DEEP hip opener all sitting on top of chaturanga. Make sure you warm up a lot before attempting this! If you have any questions let me know! . . . . . . #yoga #yogatutorial #yogavideo
