The action of crow pose is always moving away from the floor: pushing it away and allowing gravity to work in your favor. Instead of letting the weight of your body ...Yoga|Practice6TipstoFlyYourCrowPoseLeahSugerman5min.“Themomentyoudoubtwhetheryoucanfly,youceaseforevertobeabletodoit.” —PeterPanKakasana,orcrowpose,isoneofthefoundationalarmbalancesinyogapractice.Masteringthisposturewillopenthedoortoaworldofarmbalancesandfuntransitionsonyourmat.Notonlywillyourphysicalpracticeprogress,butbyperseveringandmaintainingtheconcentrationnecessarytofly,yournewfoundskillswillaidyouincountlesswaysoffthemat.Crowposeisnoeasytask;ittakesagreatdealofstrengthandbravery.However,thereareseveraltricksandtechniquesthatmayallowyoutoliftoffwithmoreease.Masteringcrowposewillopenthedoortoaworldofarmbalancesandfuntransitionsonyourmat.Tryaddingthesesixsimpletipsintoyourpracticeofkakasanaasyoumovetowardflight. 1.SetYourFoundationAstrongfoundationcreatesthebasisofastrongposture.Neverunderestimatethepowerofthebasics!Thephrase“tadasana (mountainpose)ineveryasana”isacliché,butaccurate.Yourfoundationstabilizesyourpostureandallowsyoutobuildyourposesafelyandsteadily.Incrowpose,thefoundationisinyourhands—afterall,youarebalancingonthem.Beginbyplantingyourpalmsshoulder-widthapart,withyourfingersspreadwideandspacedevenly.Pressdownintoallfourcornersofyourpalms(themounds,indexandpinkyfingers,andtheinnerandouterheelsofyourhand)toevenlydistributeyourweight.Youmayneedtoapplymorepressuretotheinnersideofyourhand(themoundsbelowtheindexfingersandthumbs),sinceyourweighttypicallyshiftstowardtheouteredgesofyourhands.Then,gripthematwithyourfingertipsasifyouareacatclawingatit.Keeptherootsofyourfingersandthepadsofyourfingersfirmlygrounded,sothatifsomeoneweretotrytopluckyourfingersoffthemat,theycouldnotmovethem.Imaginethatthecenterofyourpalmisasuctioncupliftingoffthefloor,butstillsealedtothematbythecornersofyourpalms.2.SqueezeIntotheMidlineTheadductormuscles(whichrunalongyourinnerthighsand,whencontracted,drawthelegstowar