05/02/2026
Bakasana (Crow Pose) isn’t really about flying.
It’s about learning how to shift weight, trust your centre, and meet effort with awareness.
Physically, Bakasana helps build:
• wrist and shoulder stability
• core strength (deep, supportive strength)
• awareness of how the body moves as one unit
But what it really teaches is coordination - breath, gaze, and weight all working together.
If you’re working towards it, try this:
Start in a low squat, feet together or slightly apart
Place hands firmly into the mat, fingers spread, weight slightly forward.
Bend the elbows just enough and rest the knees high on the arms.
Shift your weight forward before you think about lifting. Maybe your toes stay on the ground having 4 points of contact and feel the weight shift into the wrists.
Lift one foot… then maybe the other
(And if they don’t lift today, that’s still the practice)
Crow isn’t something you force your way into. It comes when the body feels safe enough to move forward and trusting ourselves.
And some days, showing up and leaning in is enough.
Save this for the days you want to revisit it on or off the mat.