Start seated, with pelvis vertical, spine flexed forward over legs. Legs extended along mat, laterally rotated and adducted, one crossed on top of the other. Arms by sides, resting on mat, palms down. While exhaling maintain distance between torso and legs, maintain overall shape and roll back onto upper thoracic area spine. Legs reach overhead, parallel to mat. While inhaling abduct legs slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, then adduct, crossing other leg in front. While exhaling maintain overall shape and roll forward up to V-position. Balance just back of sit-bones with lumbar in slight flexion and lengthen thoracic spine. Reach arms toward feet with palms down. While inhaling circle arms around to sides and continue to reach back, palms facing each other, as far as scapular and torso stability can be maintained. While exhaling flex thoracic spine to initiate and, maintaining distance between lower torso and legs, roll forward onto mat to return to starting position with arms continuing to reach back as counterbalance