Raised ankles camel pose
Skill Tree
Technique
- Kneel on the ground, with the toes tucked under and the hands on your hips.
- Inhale, engage the legs, lengthen the spine and lift the head and chest upward.
- Exhale, tilt your head backward, lift your chest upward, and reach back to place your hands on the heels with the fingertips facing back.
- Inhale and come back up, lifting the head last.
Form tips
- For tight shoulders and upper back, keep the chin lowered toward the chest.
- Press into the hands in order to lift up the chest.
- Keep the lower back in a more or less neutral position, focusing on extending the upper back.
- Pull the shoulder blades toward each other and downward.