① Soles Together, Sit Tall

• · Soles of the feet together, knees wide
• · Sit tall on the sitting bones
• · Let the knees hang heavy toward the mat

② Hinge Forward (hold)

• · Hinge forward FROM THE HIPS, chest leading
• · Don't press the knees down — let them hang
• · Slow breaths into the inner thighs
• · Ease off if the groin pinches