BEGINNER VARIATION Place your feet on a block to get the hips to lift higher, using
gravity to your advantage.
2 When you feel ready for takeoff, lift both feet off the floor and bring the heels in
toward the sit bones. Keep the two big toes together, engage your core, and relax the
neck. Work your way toward straight arms (also called Crane Pose) if you like, using
your core strength to hug in and lift up, pressing down through the palms of the
hands to straighten the arms slowly.