Firefly Pose: Workshop
This is the final class in a series of three that help you move into the challenging arm balance, firefly pose (tittibhasana). Building on what you learned in Firefly Pose: Arm Strength, and Firefly Pose: Strengthen and Lengthen, Fiji targets flexibility in the legs, hips and back, shoulder strength/flexibility and core strength before moving into the peak pose in this class. If you have never been able to do firefly pose or haven't tried it yet, this may be your answer. Fiji's design of this peak pose challenge is about as good as it gets. Good luck!
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Dear Fiji,
Day 3 of this intermediate yoga challenge.
About two years ago I started DYWM and your classes used to scare the heck out of me.
My - how far we have all come together!
Just completed multiple times, gracefully and with a smile as wide as my extended legs - titivasana.
Can hardly believe it but it happened just as you said.
I thought I should share that with you.
Thank you for guiding me everyday to the strength and center of the being I am and am becoming.
Thanks Figi You are a fantastic teacher and motivator. I never would have though I could do firefly or crow but now they are part of my week.y practice ( not as pretty). I am in family practice medicine x 20 years and have been an athlete my entire life , however just recently integrated the practice of yoga.
I have joined your site this year and frequently tell my patients about your great access here. Thank you and keep up the Great Work!,
This is the first yoga class I've done that's made me laugh out loud, and I was smiling ridiculously throughout savasana. I didn't make the post, mind you (can't straighten my legs for the life of me), but I did balance all my weight on my hands, which doesn't happen too often. After reading people's comments, I repeated the second part of this workshop before moving straight into this video. Thanks for all the wonderful work, Fiji! Your classes always make me smile. :)
I thought this was a good progression from the other two classes and I believe there is some real truth in what Fiji says about the mind–body connection. While trying multiple times to get into the final pose, I fell over every time but even that 'falling' helped me overcome the 'fear' of falling an enjoy the playful journey of this pose. As we get older, we tend to live our lives up in your head and are far away from the floor. This is a gradual process over years and, over time, compounds our fear of falling when faced with these poses. This disconnection from the ground often prevents us from enjoying or even trying these activities, where, as a kid, you would just keep on trying until you made it. It's great to reconnect with that 'inner child' as I think we all seem to lose this sense of fun as we become adults and are conditioned to move further away from the floor..