PhotobyAlexOrlovFornewbieyogis(andevenmoreseasoneddevotees),crowposecanseemdownrightintimidating.Yet,masteringthismoveiseasierthanyoumightthink— andwe’dsayit’sworthyofeveryyogi’sbucketlist.WhyCrowPoseIsSoTrickyLaunchingintocrowisnoeasyfeat:Afterpitchingforwardfromasquatposition,you’llneedtobalanceyourentirebodyweightonjustyourhands.(Anddidwementionyourkneesarerestinginyourarmpits,ofallplaces?)“Youneedthestrengthandflexibilitytogetyourselfintherightpositiontotakeflight,butonceyou’re[there]alotofitisthebalance,coreworkand…beingabletostackyourbonescorrectly,”saysNYC-basedyogainstructorKristinMcGee.Butonceyou’rethere?“Italmostfeelseffortless,likeyouareflying.”RELATED: 26ResourcestoStepUpYourYogaGameCatchingairwilltakesomeprepwork,though.Thesecrettobuildinguptocrowliesinstrengtheningandstretchingafewkeyareasofyourbody,beforepoppingintoposition,accordingtoMcGee.“Adeepsquatisimportanttoworkon,becauseyouneedthatrangeofmotioninyourhipstogetyourkneeshighenougharoundyourarmpits,”McGeesays.(Checkouthowtosquatlowerhere.)“Yourarmpitislikeabaseballgloveandyourkneeisliketheball,itshouldbeaperfectfit.”Ifyou’rescaredoffallingflatonyourface,McGeerecommendscreatinga“crashpad”towardoffworries.“Putsomeblanketsorpillowsatthefrontofyourmat,soevenifyoufallforward,atleastthatgivesyouasenseandunderstandingofhowfarforwardyouneedtobeinordertogetintothatposition.”RELATED:Yoga101:HowtoFixYourChaturangaPosePracticethesethreemovesandbeforeyouknowit,you’llbepoppingintocrowlikeapro.3MovestoHelpYouMasterCrowPose1.DeepYogaSquatHowto:Standwithfeethip-distanceapart(a).Riseontoyourtiptoes,andholdyourarmsstraightoutinfrontofyou(b).Slowlyloweryourbodyintoadeepsquat,untilyourthighsareparalleltothefloor(c).Returntostanding.2.ReverseSquatHowto:Startwithfeetplantedonthefloor,turnedoutandslightlywiderthanhip-distance.(a).Descendintoadeepyogasquatuntilyourbuttisnearlytouchingtheground.Useablanketorweightedbagtoanchoryourhandsontothefloor(b).Slowlystraightenyourlegs,loweringyourheadtolookbetweenyourknees(c).Lowerb