Reverse Warrior
Warrior II legs, torso reaching back and up. The side body from hip to fingertips, in one standing shape.
The lesson
- 01
Start in Warrior II
Front knee bent over the ankle, back foot grounded and turned in, arms reaching front and back.
- 02
Turn the front palm up
Flip the front hand so the palm faces the ceiling. That one turn is what lets the arm travel overhead instead of jamming at the shoulder.
- 03
Reach back and up, don't lean
Send the front arm up and back over your ear. The back hand slides lightly down the back thigh — it rests there, it does not take your weight.
- 04
The legs stay exactly where they were
Nothing below the waist moves. If the front knee straightens or drifts inward, you have leaned instead of reached.
- 05
Lengthen the underside
Think of making the front-leg side of your waist longer, not the back side shorter. It is a reach, not a side crunch.
- 06
The test
You should feel a long open line from the front-leg hip all the way to the top fingertips. Pinching in the low back means you have gone back rather than up — reach taller first.