The 4 Most Difficult Yoga Poses to Achieve
Are you looking for new challenges now that you have mastered basic yoga poses like downward dog and pigeon? Wait until you discover this list of the most difficult yoga poses to perform. You might change your mind.
1. The Crane
To achieve the crane, you need strong arms and a good dose of balance.
- Begin by adopting the child’s posture, placing the hands under the shoulders.
- Place your hands on the floor and bend your elbows while keeping them close to your body.
- Lift the arms so that the legs are suspended in the air and place the knees in the armpits. Your knees should be kept at a right angle and your head should be tilted towards the floor.
2. Variation of the pear tree in lotus with the legs tied
The classic handstand involves keeping your body balanced on your head while your arms are resting on the floor for more support. With this variation, things get tough.
- Stand on your head only and bring your legs together, bringing your feet together to form a diamond.
- To make it easier, keep your hands on the floor to distribute your weight.
3. Eight-angle posture
It is basically a push-up with the legs suspended on one side only rather than on the ground behind you. The eight-angle posture requires a lot of concentration and very strong forearms.
- To perform the pose, start with a standing dart, placing the hands on the floor on either side of the feet.
- Then place the right hand between the legs and bend the knees and elbows almost to the floor.
- Place the right leg behind the right arm.
- Wrap one leg under the right arm and the other over while lifting the body as if performing a push-up.
4. Scorpion pose
As if the pear tree weren’t intimidating enough already, this posture complicates everything. Beginners should try this posture facing a wall for more support.
- Begin by adopting the downward dog posture and bring the feet as close to the arms as possible.
- Lift the right leg up to the three-legged dog position and bend the left knee as you lift the leg up in the air.
- Now that you are in the pear tree pose, switch to the scorpion by bending the knees and arching the back so that the tips of the feet come to rest on the top of the head.
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Yoga poses for beginners offer many benefits, but the more complex poses are reserved for people who are very flexible. Think you are ready to give them a try?
