STEPS : Begin standing in Mountain Pose, with your feet hip-width distance apart. Take a moment to ground your feet on the floor. Now shift your weight on your left leg, and place your hands on your hips. Activate your core. Now, slowly, lift your straight right leg up behind you. You will simultaneously move your torso forward. Stop at the point when your torso and your leg create one straight, parallel line to the floor. Now stretch your arms to the sides of your body, fingers pointing toward the back of the room. You can move them straight behind you or at a 45-degree angle from your body. Hold the pose for at least five breaths. Then slowly release back to Mountain Pose, and try the pose on the other side.