🔵 How to Do Tittibhasana [Firefly Pose Yoga]

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Three things you absolutely need to know about titas. A lot of people come into this shape and then as they start to sit down, their legs slip right off and they end up on their butts. How do we avoid that? A very good warm up to get you into this position is key. And then really taking your time to work your arms under your legs. Blocks are your friends. This pose requires you to get your hands flat on the floor behind your feet. Elevating the floor by putting blocks under your hands is super helpful. Make sure your fingertips are facing forward. Once you've taken the time to really get yourself underneath yourself, you'll notice it's easier for me to get my hands almost flat from here than it is with my hands on the floor. Arm balances are not about your core strength. They're about every single thing that the rest of your body needs to be doing in order to make the pose fly. There are three key pieces for your legs in this pose. Squeeze. That's what prevents you from sliding down. Kicking powerfully through the foot. That's going to engage your quads to get the legs to straighten. Internal rotation of your legs. Turn your toes in. kick the soccer ball and squeeze. If you're ready to dig into your arm balance practice and make these poses possible in your body in record time, this is exactly what I do inside my program, Yogi Flight School. Comment course below and I will send you the link to check it out. There are more pieces that go into this pose, but these are