This class frames Bakāsana as balancing in a full squat on your arms, more like Mālāsana than the common “knees-in-armpits” version. Begin with supported squats on a block, heels lifted, knees wrapping outside the arms. From there, practice rocking drills: tiny forward-and-back shifts with hands grounded, arms bent, torso and hips staying level. Progress to pointing one foot, then both, while elbows remain bent. The key is patience: do not lift hips prematurely, but instead lift everything together—feet, shins, thighs, pelvis, spine—in proportion. Only at the end, finish with a power surge to straighten the arms. Floor drills (supine with block support, arms threading through legs) help train the compact Bakāsana shape and connect it to deeper postures like Yoga Nidrāsana. The result: a clear, strength-building path to a steady, compact Bakāsana built on proportion, rhythm, and whole-body participation