This is not a ‘fundamental pose’; we rarely practice it, and it’s not particularly easy. I haven’t found any videos where the pose is entered from the ground—only as part of a sequence, transitioning from another acroyoga pose.
It resembles the ‘Knee-2-Hand’ pose, but here, the base holds the flyer’s lower legs instead of the knees. Accordingly, the flyer needs to keep their lower legs at a 45-degree angle and lean back slightly to ensure their center of gravity stays above the base’s arms for balance.
Videos
The Shin-2-hand pose is taken from the classic throne pose. Sitting on the throne, the base grabs the flyer’s leg, the flyer lets her weight in, lifts off the base’s feet and straightens up.
Jacob Brown
The Shin-2-hand pose is taken from the pike cross pose. Base takes hold of the flyer’s bent legs at shins, flyer first puts her body weight on it, sits on it, then lifts off the base’s feet and straightens up. Jacob Brown
Similar pose
Knee-2-Hand (Maria)
The flyer kneels into the palm of the base. It is very similar to the shin2foot pose, it is also …
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Ustrasana on hands
The Camel Pose is familiar to yogis and easy to perform on the ground. However, doing it while being held …
