Crow stands will teach you to combine arm and shoulder strength with balance. They are an
essential step in moving towards handstand pushups because you are supporting the entire bodyweight by balancing with the arms. The first step will have helped you become comfortable in balancing upside down. This posture will take you further by helping you develop basic "stabilizer"
strength in your shoulders, wrists and fingers. Since this is not an inverse posture, always follow
this exercise with wall headstands to combine the full effect of both strength-building and inverse
balancing.

Muscle group: Shoulder

Steps

Sit down on your haunches with your knees apart. Place your palms on the floor in front of
you, at approximately shoulder width distance apart. Your arms should be bent a little. Lean forwards, placing your knees securely on the outside of your elbows (fig. 109). Now gradually continue tipping yourself forward, placing more and more weight through your palms and correspondingly less through your feet. Eventually the point of balance will shift, and your feet will lose
contact with the ground. Hoist the legs up tight and balance for the required time, breathing
steadily (fig. 110). When you are finished, reverse the movement by gently tipping your weight
backwards until your toes come into contact with the floor again

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