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!
Comments
HA! Loved what happened in this process, even though I didn't 'make' it into the pose. This is my first time playing with firefly, 'even though' arm balances have been always a challenge since my wrists hurt when I put too much pressure on them. But the prep in the last two days, and Fiji's clear, precise, motivating guidance helped me see what's essential (shooting the body into two directions), and now it needs to land more in the body, with practice. Good to see how easily that happens with squat, and with Warrior 3. Loved consciously finding the genuine contentment and patience.
And it all was beautifully aligned with the TAURUS - SCORPIO Full Moon this evening (yes, pulling us into two directions, as we're invited to balance dropping into something that might feel scary but can be so transformational, and feeling the contentment in the body for where it goes - currently).
Much Love and Happy Full Moon!
Thanks Fiji for my favorite new plank - "ker-plank"!
The compassion and support that Fiji offers in this class is like nothing else ! I sometimes get nervous trying arm balances because I worry that my wrists are going to collapse beneath my weight, but the guidance and emotional support that she provides definitely made me less anxious and more confident in lifting my feet off the ground when trying this tricky pose. I couldn't ask for a better teacher :)
This is wonderful! I did the pose my first time trying and it's because of how well Fiji sets it up, both in this video and the two other videos in this series. I was really surprised I was able to do it honestly, but I loved being able to. Looking forward to coming back to this series to continue getting better at the pose!