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Kakasana
kah-KAH-sah-nah
Strengthens shoulders, arms and wrists
Tones abdominal organs
Develops balance and focus
How to perform Crow
- Begin in a low squat with your knees wide. Place your hands on the floor in front of you, shoulder-width apart.
- Hug your knees against your upper arms. Rise onto your toes.
- Focus your gaze at one point below you, shift forward and lift your toes from the floor.
- Draw your feet toward your buttocks and try to touch your toes together.
- Balance in the pose and take slow, deep breaths.
- Lower with an exhale.
Alignment cues
- Spread fingers wide
- Bring knees high on upper arms
- Keep elbows bent
- Focus your gaze beneath you
Modification: Place a pillow under your head to gain confidence shifting your weight forward.
Avoid this pose if you have carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Crow (Kakasana in Sanskrit) is an intermediate yoga pose that belongs to the balancing and core categories. This asana targets abs, forearms, shoulders and wrists, and also involves chest, triceps and upper back & lower traps muscles. Crow tones abdominal organs; strengthens shoulders, arms and wrists and also develops balance and focus. Refer to the illustration and instructions above for how to perform this posture correctly. Discover more yoga asanas and yogic breathing exercises in our free yoga pose directory – a visual resource for yoga teacher training students as well as practitioners of all levels. Finally, shop our best-selling Yoga Cards products!
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