Mom

• Start in Downward Facing Dog.
  
• Move your body forward until your shoulders are over the wrists.
  
• Make one long, extended line from your head to your heels.
  
• Keep your arms straight, with the inner elbows rolled forward.
  
• Look slightly ahead of you at your baby on the floor.
  
• Keep your shins and thighs lifted and the tailbone pointing toward the heels.
  
• Broaden your collarbone and move the shoulder blades slightly together.
  
• Draw the navel toward the spine, imagining that you are wrapping from the sides of your waist to your midline.

Baby
Your baby is lying on the mat between your hands. For the variation she is lying between your forearms.

Essentials
Keep your arms very straight, revolving the inner elbows forward.

What If ...
If you feel discomfort in the lower back, you might be sagging in the hips. Work on connecting to your center by lengthening your tailbone toward the heels, keeping your legs straight, heels pulling back and abdominal muscles firm.

Cool Thing
Imagine you can levitate while you work on strengthening the whole body.