Elephant Trunk Pose (Eka Hasta Bhujasana) 🐘 Elephant trunk pose is an advanced, asymmetric, arm-balancing posture that will help strengthen your arms, shoulders, and core muscles. It’s a variation of last week’s peak pose Shoulder Pressure Pose (https://bit.ly/3ssXaoD) and it will help you build strength, flexibility, and balance. 💪🏽 Benefits: - Strengthens arms, shoulders, and abdominal muscles - Stretches hips and groin muscles 🙅🏽♀️ Avoid/Contraindications: - Wrist, shoulder or hip injuries 🙆🏽♀️ Modifications: * Try lifting up with the lower leg tucked in rather than extended out in front. * Place a block under your extended heel to help lift the leg. * Use two blocks under hands to lift yourself higher off the ground. This also helps with taking pressure off of the wrists. 🧘🏽♀️ How to: - Warm up wrists, hips and shoulders - From a seated position, bend your knee and cradle leg into chest to make a seated pigeon. - Rock your leg side to side to warm up your hip joint - Start to bring your leg behind your shoulder like putting on the strap of a backpack - Once leg is on shoulder, squeeze shoulder with hamstrings to keep leg lifted - Place hands on mat besides hips - Inhale, bring head slight forward - Exhale, lift hips and extended leg away from mat. Point toes and engage core ------------------------ ✅ SUBSCRIBE TO SUPPORT FREE YOGA ON THE INTERNET https://bit.ly/3mYoOc0 🔔 Don’t forget to click on the bell to turn on post notifications! 🧘🏽♀️ New yoga videos every week – Comment with requests! ------------------------ PS: let's stay connected!: ♡ Website: www.elishayoga.com ♡ Instagram: www.instagram.com/elisha_yoga/ ------------------------ Yoga With Elisha recommends that you consult your physician regarding the applicability of any recommendations and follow all safety instructions before beginning any exercise program. When participating in any exercise or exercise program, there is the possibility of physical injury. If you engage in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself.