Bharmanasana

Balancing Table Pose

Core
Balancing Table Pose demonstrated on a yoga mat
Right-side demonstration

How to do Balancing Table Pose

  1. Place your hands under your shoulders and your knees under your hips.
  2. Settle your support into your left hand and right knee.
  3. Spread your left fingers and press the mat away through your left arm.
  4. Reach your right hand forward and extend your left leg back.
  5. Keep your left hip facing the mat as your leg reaches back.
  6. Reach long through your limbs without lifting them above your torso.
  7. Round your back and draw your left knee toward your right elbow beneath your torso.
  8. Keep your left toes lifted during the curl without forcing knee-to-elbow contact.
  9. Reach your right arm and left leg out again, then curl them inward with control.
  10. Return your right hand and left knee to the mat.