Exploring Variations of Eka Pada Bakasana
One of my favorite things about yoga is that there are so many different ways of exploring advanced poses to allow people of all levels the chance to explore the pose even if they're not at it's "full expression".
Eka Pada Bakasana or One-Legged Crow is a pose I'm still working on myself. Some days I have it (when my core is completely fired up and engaged), and some days I take a variation because for one reason or another I'm not quite there.
Here are 3 versions of this pose that I explored this week:
Variation A - set flying leg back and lift the front foot (feel your core)
Variation B - keep front foot down, step flying leg back and lift
Variation C - lift front foot, shift forward and fly back leg or come straight from Bakasana and reach up and back with one leg (yes I'm still working on my form)
Not sure how to play with this pose?
This is the pose I taught in class today and it's the apex pose in this week's Ignite Vitality Yoga practice for Ignite & Thrive Audio Yoga. I'll be releasing it on Friday, Jan 30th. In that practice we'll explore poses to ready you for Eka Pada Bakasana and various transitions for whatever level of the pose you're at! We'll also play with actively changing how you respond to intense & challenging moments!
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