Learn simple tips to make even the most challenging arm balances seem accessible.

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The Yoga Journal podcast is a free, online yoga class by Kathryn Budig that provides intelligent, accessible and effective yoga videos for students of all levels. In these yoga videos, Kathryn Budig provides students with knowledgeable instructions, playful sequences and the detailed demonstrations of her student and model Rowena King. Each episode features different poses and themes in order to provide you with a wide-range of practices to keep your routine fun and challenging.

This Arm Balance sequence is all about play. The sequence will teach you how to use your back and stomach to lift up away from the ground and keep your weight off your arms. Kathryn has you practise this principle with poses including Crow Pose, Baby Crow Pose and Side Crow Pose. Overall, this sequence is a great lesson in how to be okay with falling down and letting your go of your ego.

Kathryn Budig is a yoga teacher at Yogaworks in California. She writes several yoga columns and contributes frequently to the yoga community through print, articles and charity work. She is also featured in the dvd Yoga for Wellbeing. www.kathrynbudig.com.