So Been doing yoga now for about 6 months, mainly forrest and vinyasa, with some YIN.

Loving it so far and the core strength it is giving me. Working on my inversions (hand stands/headstands) but my main demon is Bakasana (crow pose)

Any yogis on give me some tips? – think my main issue is fear of breaking my face!

Accept that you might/will fall onto your face and then you will commit properly to it.

Do not think, just become crow.

Put a bolster where you think you will face plant.
Once you’ve mastered the balance point you’ll be ok!

@ Yeti 🙂

I started crow squeezing my legs with my arms but I can now do it as shown above. The key thing for me was back flexibility – once I had that I could get my knees on my elbows pretty easily. The balance is easier for me if I look between my legs, I tend to tip backwards if I look up. Hold for 5 breaths then pop straight to plank!

You learn fast.

In a world of more useful tips… put your knees as close to your armpits as you can.

Any yogis on give me some tips? – think my main issue is fear of breaking my face!

That would be bit of a boo-boo. 😉

Also, avoid drinking Kia-Ora.

Too orangey.

I find it easier if I touch my toes together. Not sure why this helps but it seems to stabilise the pose much more.

That photo is Crane, not crow. Crow is bent arms.

GMB has a good video on Crane…

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ8j3JGnb48[/video]

I’m just working on this. Took me about two weeks of practice every other day to get Crow (bent arm) starting at struggling to hold it for 1 sec to now being able to hold 30sec plus. And yes, I did bruise my head the first time I tried….

Crane is proving a bit harder as my arms keep collapsing and going slightly bent…

Make a good base with a platform for knees

Any yogis on give me some tips?