{"id":12764,"date":"2023-04-07T19:55:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yogajournal.com\/?p=110214"},"modified":"2023-04-07T19:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:55:32","slug":"how-i-finally-got-into-side-crow-after-years-of-falling-on-my-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogacourseware.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/07\/how-i-finally-got-into-side-crow-after-years-of-falling-on-my-face\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Finally Got Into Side Crow After Years of Falling On My Face"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I used to spend a lot of time in yoga classes falling on my face. As a former competitive athlete, it\u2019s been a long process for me not to think of yoga class as another thing to win\u2014especially when it comes to challenging poses. When I was in college, I tried to launch myself into complicated arm balances and inversions at every opportunity. Yes, I was that yoga student.<\/p>\n

I eventually scaled back my attempts, instead focusing on building up to one particular pose in my practice. Last year, it was finally nailing Crow Pose<\/a>. And this year, I decided on Side Crow<\/a>\u2014which I finally got into for the first time ever last week, thanks to the cueing of one of my favorite teachers, Chris Stanley<\/a>. When I finally lifted off, I was shocked. (Jack Workman\u2019s hilarious Instagram Reel<\/a> on the subject immediately resonated as I glanced around to see if anyone else had noticed my accomplishment.) I was\u2026doing it.<\/p>\n

For me, everything changed when I focused on lifting my hips\u2014and twisting\u2014versus concentrating on the forward motion. It\u2019s something that Yoga Journal\u2019s Senior Editor Renee Schettler reminded me of as well. \u201cSometimes what\u2019s holding us back has nothing to do with the arm balance,\u201d she told me. \u201cInstead, it\u2019s being able to come into the intense twist. Before you can position your body to use your elbows as a support, you need to be able to rotate your upper body to an extent that allows you to find the basic shape of Side Crow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Completely. As I continue to work on my Side Crow (it\u2019s far from perfect at the moment, and I\u2019m perfectly okay with that), I\u2019ve been looking at our content that revolves around twists<\/a> and the arm strength needed to maintain those \u201cChaturanga arms.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

I should confess: I\u2019ve also set my sights on Baby Crow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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