This class introduces leg-behind-head work not as a goal of jamming the leg back, but as an exploration of hip range and active participation . We begin standing, lifting the leg to a right angle (thigh–shin square) and moving it back then across, repeating to awaken the hip joint. From there, we use the wall: foot pressing in, alternating between back and across actions to build clarity while keeping the torso upright. Next, lying supine on a block or blankets under the pelvis, students work one leg at a time—knee to floor first, then back and across—before sitting in Daṇḍāsana with both feet to the wall and rehearsing the same pathway. Props keep the actions incremental and safe, preventing the passive collapse that often happens when forcing the leg behind the head. The takeaway: leg-behind-head is less about “achieving” the bind than about awakening the hip through stepwise drills—standing, wall, supine, seated—so the gesture becomes active, intelligent, and repeatable .