You Can Do It: Dragonfly Pose, Part II

I don't yet have a video from my friend Diane, so I thought I would give this alternative way into dragonfly via video. It was early in the morning and I was a bit wobbly - and I admit that I didn't fully warm up, but it does the trick! :D



Put the teapot on, give the pose a try from this direction, and when you're finished, have a cuppa and leave a comment! Was this version easier than the one on the floor? harder?

You Can Do It: Dragonfly Pose

My friend and student Fran asked me how to do dragonfly pose. Check out the video:



It's essentially a twist and an arm balance combined, and it uses more belly and leg strength than arm strength. It's really just a matter of leveraging these strengths. So, if you can do utkatasana (fierce pose), a spinal twist, and bakasana (crow pose), then you can do this. It's just a different way of using the strengths of these postures!

So, can you do it? Do you have a different way of getting into this pose? Do you have a pose that you just can't figure out?

Get some tea, let's discuss!