If you've ever seen someone balancing on their hands with one leg tucked into a figure four while the other leg extends straight behind them, you've probably admired Eka Pada Galavasana, Flying Pigeon. At first glance, it looks like a pose that requires incredible arm strength, but in reality, Flying Pigeon is much more about mobility, balance, body awareness, and patience rather than brute strength.

Let’s learn about levers! In arm balances, we create a fulcrum🔺 with our elbows around which we rotate to find balance, just like a seesaw.

I hear this one a lot as a hesitation for new students who are doubtful of their own potential. While is it indeed true that arm balances...