Magical Midline: The Secret to Hand Balances

In this strengthening practice, you’ll focus on drawing your energy toward your spine, or your “midline,” in order to create an integrated approach to hand balances.

You’ll begin with a hip-opening warm-up and then move on to a sequence that includes lolasana (pendant pose),eka hasta bhujasana (leg over shoulder pose), bakasana (crow pose), astavakrasana (eight-angle pose), and more. Todd provides plenty of alignment tips throughout to help you bring your awareness back to your center again and again.

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