Instructions
Begin in Downward Facing Dog with your hands shoulder distance apart, fingers spread wide. Walk your feet toward your hands and gaze at the floor beneath you.
Bend one knee deeply and sweep the opposite foot toward the sky with an exhale. Allow the other leg to follow.
Draw your belly toward your spine and reach your tailbone toward the sky.
Hold the pose and take slow, controlled breaths.
Lower your legs to the floor with an exhale, one leg at a time.
Alignment Cues:
Fingers spread wide
Hug outer arms in
Lift shoulders toward tailbone
Draw ribs in
Reach tailbone toward sky
Modification:
Practice against a wall. Do a few practice hops before inverting completely.