Kathryn Budig in Handstand Lotus (Padmasana)

not a bad idea to practice this with a wall behind you. if you're wondering what happens if you start to fall in this pose, your body will surprise you. it reacts and you legs will flip out to land in a backbend, BUT to be safe, start at the wall.

i prefer jumping into this pose with one leg straight, one knee bent tight to the chest. that way once i find balance, it's just an external rotation of the bent knee hip to go into half lotus. that is a GREAT place to begin. keep working the bent knee balance and the half lotus balance.

if those are both too intense, practice kicking up to handstand at the wall and rotate the hip open into tree pose. this will prepare the hip as well.

once you get the half lotus down, it's time to be very patient. bend the second leg pulling the heel in and back. once the second heel makes contact with your shin bone, you'll need to snuggle it in. wiggle the foot until you can weave yourself into a deeper lotus. from there you have the option to lift the knees up to the ceiling (deep hip opener) or like you see in this video, lower the lotus until it is parallel with the floor (more core work).

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[Greedy4TheMusic]

im turned on, and motivated, all at the same time.

[SLEEKYx16]

I just over extend the top half of my second leg while locking in the foot instead of wiggling it. It accomplishes two things for me at once. Not only does it pull the first foot in closer with my thigh putting me in deeper lotus for an easier snap in for the second foot, but it also gets my foot already fast the point it needs to be in for lotus so I can simply drop it towards the contact point from close to my chest. I may post a video response later to demonstrate this.

[adjustedsettings]

So Impressive And Beautiful.

[hellodisco18]

wow,.,.,.

[adde1149]

im usin this move at bboyin!

you go gurl!

[XrayPK1]

I can do this too =)

[RajaJayasinghe]

u r 1 crazy skilled woman. respect

[Bboymike14]

Lmao When See Was In The Handstand Lotus.. I Was Like "Handhops Handhops"

[kimbososlice]

With time, hopefully i master that soon 

[Joysquigglesparkles]

Nice.