Pyramid Pose

You Should Feel

Deep stretch in your front leg hamstring. Length through your spine. Work in your back leg. Grounding and stability.

How to Get Into the Pose

• 1Stand with feet hip-width apart, step one foot back 3-4 feet
• 2Both hips face forward, square your pelvis
• 3Both legs straight (slight bend in front knee okay)
• 4Fold forward over front leg, keeping spine long
• 5Hands on ground, blocks, or on your shin
• 6Crown of head reaches toward the ground in front of you

Modifications

• •If hamstrings are tight: Bend your front knee, use blocks under hands, don't fold as deeply
• •If balance is challenging: Widen your stance side-to-side (not on a tightrope line)
• •If hips don't square easily: Shorten your stance or allow back hip to stay slightly open
• •To deepen: Bring hands to prayer behind back, fold deeper over front leg