Camatkarasana

Wild Thing

Wild Thing is a demanding sideways transition into a one-hand-supported backbend.

Type: Backbend
Focus: Backbend
Demanding ยท 8/10

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How to do this pose

  1. Learn the transition with a teacher after comfortable supported Side Plank practice.
  2. Establish a stable supporting shoulder and a deliberate foot placement before opening the chest.
  3. Return through the taught supported transition; avoid dropping backward into the pose.

Before you begin

Avoid with wrist or shoulder injury, instability, or painful spinal extension.

What you should feel

Active support through the arm and legs, without shoulder pinching.

Benefits

Challenges shoulder support and coordination in a backbend.

Common mistakes

Letting the supporting arm collapse or flinging the head and torso backward.

Modifications

Choose supported Side Plank or Bridge.

Prep Poses

Supported Side Plank; Bridge

Follow-Up Poses

Neutral tabletop; constructive rest

Related Content

Choose supported Side Plank or Bridge.