Tittibhasana Firefly pose is challenging yoga pose. Before attempting this asana you may practice the malasana, garudasana, bakasana. Firefly pose strengthens and tones the abdominal muscles, hamstrings, inner groin, spine, wrists and arms and develops sense of balance.
Position of Readiness:
Come in to a wide squat.
Steps:
Bring your palms flat on the floor just under your feet.
Bend the elbows back as you would in Chaturanga Dandasana.
Begin to shift your weight back to rest on your upper arms and bring the feet up off the floor.
Straighten the legs.
Begin to straighten the arms.
Benefits:
Stretches the inner groins and back torso
Strengthens the arms and wrists
Tones the belly
Improves sense of balance