Foundations of Asanas---Garudasana Eagle Pose

💟How to do:

1. Start from Tadasana/Mountain pose;

2. Slightly bend your knees, shifting your weight onto your right foot;

3. Lift your left knee up and cross your left thigh over your right one;

4. Keep pressing your left foot back and hook the top of the left foot behind your lower right calf.

5. Find balance on the right foot.

6. Extend your arms straight forward to stretch and open the top back of your torso.

7. Cross your left arm above your right one then bend your elbows;

8. Squeeze and snug your arms together with forearms reaching upward; the backs of the hands facing together;

9. Press right hand to the right and left hand to the left until palms pressed together.

10. Lift up elbows, fingertips reaching toward the sky.

11. Hold for 30 secs to 1 min then unwind your arms and legs to Tadasana. (Repeat on the other side)

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💟Modifications:

1. Use a block. Set your top foot on the block when your are still building up your balance. Try to bring less weight on the block (See pics);

2. Let your top foot hover. You don’t have to hook your top foot behind the lower calf. You may simply let your top foot hover wherever you feel comfortable. This way you can also build up balance.

3. Use a chair. Sit on the outside edge of a chair. Legs and arms same as eagle pose.

4. Different arm variations you may try (see pics); .

P.S. Thanks for my girl’s demonstration ❤️❤️😘😘

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