Instructions
Begin in Dolphin. Bend your knees and walk your feet toward your hands.
Gaze between your hands. Bend one knee deeply and sweep the opposite foot toward the sky with an exhale. Allow the other leg to follow.
Balancing on your forearms, draw your belly toward your spine and reach your tailbone toward the sky.
Hold the pose and take slow, controlled breaths.
Lower the legs to the floor with an exhale, one leg at a time.
Alignment Cues:
Press forearms into the floor
Fingers spread wide
Elbows shoulder distance wide
Draw ribs in
Reach tailbone toward sky
Modification:
Practice against a wall. Do a few practice hops before inverting completely.