Yoga Girl

(Joyce) #1

the triceps back, keep the hips squared, and engage the lifted leg. Gaze forward and
come to the ball of the standing foot. Bend the bottom knee and kick up off the floor,
bringing the heel toward the sit bone. Try this a couple of times, soft kicks off the floor
without too much expectation of what your handstand kicks should look like. In the
beginning, focus on simply lifting the leg off the floor! If you’re worried about falling
over, use a wall. Once you find your balance with the hips stacked over the shoulders,
extend both legs straight up toward the sky. Pull the lower belly in; you want to feel
your core engaged! Think about decreasing the space between the floating ribs and
the two frontal points of the hips. Actively press the floor away from you and breathe!

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