Crow Pose (Bakasana) in Yoga

Reviewer Best-in-class crow pose teaching for beginners.

Moderator Adriene teaches Bakasana step by step from the ground up as the first arm balance in her Foundations series - squarely on topic.

Reviewer Clear and accurate. Spread fingers without gripping the floor, upper arm crossing the shin, shift your weight slowly into the hands, gaze a foot ahead, then bend the knees to lift off. Explains the why behind each step. An ideal first attempt at Crow.

Moderator Five-step beginner progression into Bakasana from the Tribe series: slow down, build the hand foundation, cross the upper arm against the shin, lean forward until the toes come off, then bend the knees to lift the feet. Squarely a Crow tutorial.

Reviewer Detailed and useful once it gets going - good teaching.

Moderator This is squarely a crow/crane pose breakdown - wrist warm-up, hand placement, prerequisite poses, and clear progression steps. Exactly the sub-skill.

Reviewer Excellent, honest, well-modified.

Moderator Dedicated crow tutorial. Hand placement, knees high on arms, elbows back not out, weight shift forward, fear, block modifications, both entries. Bang on.

Moderator Detailed Bakasana tutorial from two Ashtanga teachers, focused on the straight-arm version: setup from the squat, knees high on the upper arms, hand placement, active fingers, rounded upper back, and lifting one foot at a time. Squarely about Crow, specifically the straight-arm form.

Reviewer Excellent detail on what makes Crow work: hand placement, active fingertips, rounded upper back, knees high on the arms, single-foot lifts to build the shift. Some Ashtanga jargon and it aims for straight arms, so it suits you better once you have the bent-arm version.

Moderator Teaches crow pose (bakasana) with a block under the toes: knees wide and high on the arms, squeeze through the inner thighs, rock forward and back like a hovercraft, then lift the toes and straighten the arms. Squarely about crow.

Reviewer A clever, clear way in: block under the toes, wrap the knees around the arms, hug in with the inner legs and rock forward and back before you try to lift. Great for first attempts.

Reviewer Patient, well-ordered prep for a pose that takes time. The warm-up is long, but it builds the wrists and core crow needs.

Moderator A beginner-friendly crow tutorial that builds up to the pose: wrist and shoulder warm-up, cat-cow, tabletop knee-ins, downward dog, plank knee-ins, chaturanga into upward dog, then crow with hands shoulder-width apart and a cushion in front. Squarely about crow.

Moderator Step-by-step Crow lesson in Hindi: wrist warm-up, wrist mobility on all fours, finger spread for grip, a core prep drill, then the breakdown of the pose from the malasana squat. Squarely about getting into Bakasana.

Reviewer Methodical: wrists first, a core drill, then the pose broken down from the squat. Good point that if your malasana isn't there yet, work on that first. Taught in Hindi with English yoga terms.

Reviewer Clear, well-staged arm balance lesson.

Moderator Directly teaches crow and crane, hand placement, knees to triceps, elbows back, gaze, weight shift, then straightening to crane. Squarely on crow.

Moderator Beginner-friendly Bakasana lesson in Indonesian: warm-up first, strong fingertips, hands shoulder-width, knees on the outer upper arm then up into the armpit, alternating foot lifts, and a block version for the feet and the forehead. Squarely about Crow.

Reviewer Clear step-by-step for a first attempt: strong fingertips, hands shoulder-width, knees high on the arms, one foot at a time, then blocks for the feet and forehead so falling isn't scary. Taught in Indonesian with some English cues, so follow the demo visually.

Reviewer Solid walkthrough with the right priorities: wrist prep first, hips low, knees to shoulders, press the floor away, and a pillow or wall in front of your head so fear of falling doesn't hold you back. Some rambling up front, but the practical cues are good.

Moderator Crow pose tutorial from a yoga ashram teacher: squat prep, shoulders inside the knees, squeezing the knees into the shoulders, wrist prep, and how a beginner can practice without the fear of falling forward. Squarely about Bakasana and how to get into it.

Reviewer Sounds like a real, teachable method for getting into crow.

Moderator Directly about standard crow pose, framed by a teacher with real student experience ('I've taught a lot of people').

Reviewer Targets the right mechanics, good foundations.

Moderator 99 seconds, five drills explicitly for kakasana building to bakasana: weight shift, core compression, hip flexors, shoulder elevation. Right on the skill.

Reviewer Excellent knees-wide shelf correction.

Moderator Knees wide to build a shelf for the arms is a core crow-pose cue, named and on the exact sub-skill. Big engagement too.

Moderator Entering crow from downward dog: shorten the stance, keep the legs bent, shift the gaze forward as the arms bend into a shelf for the legs, hop or float the feet in toward the glutes, round the shoulders into protraction and keep the knees close together. Covers the transition into the pose more than holding it, but squarely a crow lesson.

Reviewer Clear cues and sensible regressions (shortened dog, legs outside the arms). Assumes you already know crow.

Reviewer Nice progression-based crow coaching.

Moderator Most of this class builds toward and directly practices crow pose (reverse crow prep, deep squat prep, hover holds), though it also spends time on hurdler's pose which is a different move.

Reviewer Simple, safe progression: a block-supported hip lift, then a toes-only weight shift with single-leg lifts to learn to carry weight in the arms. Useful cues, though the bent-knee advice is muddled. It's short, so use it as prep, not a full tutorial.

Moderator Short preparation sequence for Bakasana: standing on a block, hinging forward with the hands down, knees opening toward the armpits and hips lifting high, then a toes-only version with the hands a palm further forward, shifting weight into the arms and lifting one leg at a time. Squarely about crow prep.

Reviewer Honest, anatomy-minded take on Crow. She shows what the pose actually asks of arms, core, back, psoas and hips, and pushes props over forcing it. Plenty of talking before the pose itself, and it's all in Indonesian.

Moderator Crow pose lesson in Indonesian that starts with what the pose demands: arm strength, core, back, psoas to bring the knee to the arm, and hip and forward-fold flexibility. Also covers using props and the two versions (straight and bent arm). Squarely about Crow, with the emphasis on prerequisites.

Moderator Part one of an arm-balance series covering crow pose and crane pose. The crow section includes the scapula positions (protraction and depression), a plank to feel them, hand and knee placement, and floating one foot by leaning forward. Crow is about half the video, with crane as the second pose.

Reviewer Strong teaching: shoulder-blade mechanics (protract and depress) built through plank before the pose, then a clear crow entry with exercises for beginners and advanced. Long intro before you reach crow.

Reviewer Great warm-up for crow, gentle and clear, just doesn't get to the pose itself in this clip.

Moderator Explicitly billed as prep to 'gear you up for Crow' - the visible portion is core/warm-up work building toward the pose rather than the pose mechanics itself, but it's clearly part of a crow-focused sequence.

Reviewer Sounds like a genuinely useful fix for a common crow-pose problem.

Moderator Directly addresses a specific, common crow pose problem (painful/slippery knees) — squarely on-skill.

Reviewer Modifications are the right way to teach crow -- looks like useful progression content.

Moderator Caption is specifically a modification for building strength/balance toward crow pose.

Reviewer Well-received crow pose tutorial based on engagement -- looks like a solid intro lesson.

Moderator Explicitly labeled crow pose tutorial.

Reviewer Smart use of blocks to find the balance.

Moderator 71 seconds, three ways to use yoga blocks to find the feel and balance in bakasana. Prop-assisted but squarely the assigned pose.

Reviewer Hits every cue that matters.

Moderator A full crow checklist: look forward, knees above elbows, knees to armpits, heels to glutes, dome the upper back, grip the floor. Dead center of the sub-skill.

Reviewer Genuinely good offload-the-arms cue.

Moderator Targets the exact crow failure points: knees slipping, tricep pain, and the core-lift fix. Precisely the sub-skill.

Reviewer Can't confirm depth without seeing it, but engagement is a good sign.

Moderator Title and caption directly match the skill (crow pose), and its high engagement suggests it lands with viewers trying to learn the pose.

Reviewer Decent drills to get you into crow.

Moderator Caption promises all her drills, tricks and tips to unlock bakasana, 54 seconds, strong engagement. No transcript but squarely on crow pose.

Reviewer Concise, correct crow cues — addresses the classic mistakes.

Moderator Stop-jumping-into-crow with three clear steps. Squarely the skill.

Reviewer Smart fear-busting scaffold for beginners.

Moderator Crow setup with wall and blocks to manage fear of falling. Squarely a crow tutorial, just the prop-assisted entry. On target.

Reviewer Strong, practical crow coaching.

Moderator Power class built around crow and side crow with reverse-crow core holds, deep squat prep, and repeated crow attempts in the salutations. Heavily crow focused.

Reviewer Strong, well-sequenced crow coaching.

Moderator One-legged crow tutorial that leans heavily on crow foundation, bone stacking, knee at tricep base, finger braking. Lots of genuine crow content even though target is the one-legged variation.

Reviewer Names the real prerequisites, not just vague inspiration - good sign, though there's a pitch at the end.

Moderator Explicitly and entirely about crow pose - the caption names the actual physical prerequisites (wrist strength, shoulder stability, core integration) rather than being generic.

Reviewer Good repetition practice for entering Crow, light on technique detail.

Moderator A vinyasa class that repeatedly builds to and cues Crow Pose directly ('set up for a crow pose... find your Crow... launch your feet back') across multiple rounds.

Reviewer Good drill-based approach to crow, just a quick single-drill clip rather than a full progression.

Moderator Caption explicitly says crow pose progression drills.

Reviewer Solid, concrete crow drill.

Moderator A crow pose tip plus drill — block under the forehead, hips high. On-topic.

Reviewer Looks like a clean step-by-step.

Moderator How to do crow step by step, Bakasana tagged. Massive engagement. Dead center of the sub-skill.

Reviewer The safety tip (pad in front of you) is genuinely useful and specific to this pose - the rest is filler encouragement.

Moderator Entirely about practicing toward crow pose, including a pose-specific safety tip.

Reviewer Accurate basics, but pretty generic - no troubleshooting for when it goes wrong.

Moderator Caption is a literal numbered how-to for crow pose from the ground up - squat, hand placement, knee position. Directly on-skill.

Reviewer Decent structured beginner walkthrough.

Moderator Bakasana for beginners, step by step, named exactly. Squarely the sub-skill.

Reviewer Likely useful, unverified depth without transcript.

Moderator No transcript, but the title is literally 'How to Crow Pose / Bakasana' from a handstand-focused creator, which is squarely a tutorial format for this exact pose.

Reviewer Solid beginner progression if the video shows what the caption says.

Moderator Caption describes a specific, named progression for crow pose - wall for support, pillow for safety - that's squarely a technique for learning this pose.

Reviewer Promising setup-focused angle; depth unverified.

Moderator Caption: 6 tips to prep for bakasana, naming crow pose directly. Squarely the skill.

Reviewer Smart frog-stand feeder, correct cues.

Moderator Frog stand into crow with the key cues (look forward, push the ground away, move slow). Directly a route into crow, though framed as a calisthenics progression with other skills listed.

Reviewer Probably solid, from a precise cuer.

Moderator Reply video giving tips for crow pose, tagged to the skill. On topic even if caption is brief.

Reviewer Drill-based, looks solid from the reach.

Moderator Bakasana practice drills to learn or improve crow, tagged directly. On topic for the sub-skill.

Reviewer Well-paced follow-along that builds the wrists, shoulder blades and core that crow needs. Prep rather than pose instruction.

Moderator A 20-minute follow-along class that builds toward crow: wrist circles and stretches, cat-cow, plank holds, scapular push-ups, block squeezes and forearm work. It's crow preparation (strength, wrist mobility, shoulder-blade control) rather than a breakdown of the pose itself.

Reviewer One decent tip; nothing comprehensive.

Moderator A single crow pose tip, named directly. On-topic.

Reviewer Likely a useful nugget, caption is thin.

Moderator A single tip to make catching crow easier, fully tagged to bakasana. On topic for the sub-skill.

Reviewer Clear, well-prepped baby crow lesson.

Moderator Baby crow is the forearm precursor of crow, same core and weight-shift mechanics. Closely related to bakasana even if not the full bent-arm pose.

Moderator A 30-minute strength session built around Bakasana, recapping the first week of a program. The opening is crow prep: wide child's pose for the hips, a wide squat with the knees squeezing into the arms, scapular push-ups, cat-cow and wrist circles. Relevant, but it's a practice session, not a straight tutorial on the pose.

Reviewer Sensible crow prep: hip opening, squeezing the knees into the arms, scapular push-ups to learn the rounded upper back, and wrist work. It's a recap session from a series, so expect general warm-up too, and keep a couple of blocks handy.

Reviewer Well-taught progression, good pedagogy even if it's the side variation.

Moderator This teaches Side Crow (Parsva Bakasana), a close relative of Crow Pose that shares the core arm-balance mechanics — good related content but not the exact named pose.

Reviewer Sound principles, light on concrete cues.

Moderator All about crow: foundation, core, weight shift, the no-muscling principle. Squarely the pose, though it leans philosophical over step-by-step.

Reviewer Generic 5-steps format, mat-sponsored.

Moderator Crow pose in 5 steps, named directly. Liforme mat tag is a sponsor but the content is the pose. On target for Bakasana.

Reviewer Good hook, but the caption doesn't actually tell you the mistakes - can't confirm real substance.

Moderator Caption is explicitly framed as fixing common beginner mistakes in crow pose - on-skill and beginner-targeted.

Reviewer Reasonable-sounding step-by-step; depth unverified.

Moderator Crow pose with a core-activation framing and a claimed step-by-step tutorial. On-topic.

Reviewer Looks like a tidy beginner demo, but content unverified.

Moderator No transcript. Caption is explicitly Bakasana (Crow Pose) for Beginners, step by step, and the skill is Crow Pose. Title and hashtags sit squarely on the sub-skill.

Reviewer Sounds like solid, specific coaching for the harder variation.

Moderator About one-legged crow specifically (an advanced variant) rather than base Bakasana, but structured as concrete tips building on a prior core-pose video.

Reviewer Says it's crow pose tips, but low engagement makes me less confident it lands well.

Moderator Caption frames it directly as tips for crow pose.

Reviewer Generic framing, nothing to confirm depth.

Moderator How to improve your crow pose, tagged to the skill. On topic, just a thin hook caption.

Reviewer Short, and probably more of a teaser for her paid program than a full lesson - but the core idea sounds legit.

Moderator Explicitly labeled a crow pose tutorial for beginners - squarely on topic.

Reviewer Well taught, good stepping-stone content even though the destination pose is different.

Moderator Teaches Fallen Angel, explicitly building from Side Crow as the entry point and re-teaching that setup ('squat down to set up your side Crow... find balance in your side Crow') before extending further.

Reviewer Excellent detailed breakdown of the cues.

Moderator This teaches One-Legged Crow (Eka Pada Bakasana), an advanced variation, and even says you should have solid base crow first. Related but a different skill than the tagged Bakasana.

Reviewer Good for practicing reps if you already have the pose, doesn't teach the technique.

Moderator This is an actual flow built around repeating crow pose ('set up your Crow, set your gaze, lift your feet') multiple times through the sequence, so it's squarely about practicing Bakasana, just wrapped in a vinyasa flow rather than a pure breakdown.

Reviewer Hindi beginner lesson covering finger and wrist warm-ups and foot spacing in the squat. A reasonable starter if you follow Hindi.

Moderator Beginner Crow lesson in Hindi: finger and wrist prep, then the squat entry with a note on foot spacing so the elbows have room. On topic, aimed at first-timers.

Reviewer Plausible value as a prep drill, but low engagement and no transcript means I'm not confident.

Moderator Title names the pose directly ('master crow or jump into crow'), but the caption clarifies this is really one strengthening exercise to build the wrist/shoulder/core prep needed 'when attempting' crow pose -- supporting conditioning work, not a walkthrough of the pose entry itself (hand placement, gaze point, finding the balance tip). Relevant to the sub-skill as prep, but not squarely teaching the pose.

Reviewer Nicely taught, just for the side variation rather than Crow itself.

Moderator Focuses on Side Crow and Hurdlers pose — related arm balances in the same family as Crow, not the exact pose itself.

Reviewer Pleasant, clearly cued all-levels flow with real Crow prep in it: knee to upper arm, forward weight shifts and shoulder work. It's a practice you follow along with, so most of the time is general flow rather than breaking the pose down.

Moderator A 25-minute all-levels flow that builds toward Crow. The opening is warm-up: knee hugs, rock and roll, cat-cow, down dog with leg lifts, knee to upper arm, and forward weight shifts in lunge and plank. Useful prep, but it's a follow-along class, not a tutorial.

Reviewer Encouraging caption, no visible teaching content.

Moderator No transcript. Caption ('hold it for 5 seconds... upper body strength is challenging') is generic arm-balance encouragement — plausibly crow pose given the category tag, but doesn't explicitly name the pose.