June 2025
Side Crow
Parsva Bakasana
From our teaching team · Jen Villegas
Side Crow (Parsva Bakasana). Don't be afraid to play and to offer this to the community. The Yoga Journal article below has lots of info, including instructions and variations.
Practice safely
These guides are for general education and are not medical advice or a substitute for in-person instruction. Yoga is physical, and every body is different: practice at your own risk, move within your own limits, and stop if something hurts. Talk with your physician before starting any new physical practice, especially if you are pregnant, injured, or managing a health condition. The safest place to learn any of these poses is in the room with a teacher who can see you, and our teachers adjust for every level in every class.
Notes from our teachers
- Prayer Twist to Side Crow is a classic fluid transition: the twist is already loaded, so the arm balance is one purposeful shift of weight away.
- Shannon's arm-balance prep list: shoulders, hands, core, psoas, twists. A sequence that warms those five areas sets up any arm balance.
- “The key to understanding, and doing, many arm balances is usually just a little extra time and guidance.”
The best way to learn it is in the room.
Our teachers break down poses like this in every class, at every level. First class is $8.
Get your First Visit Pass →