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Aside from flying pigeon pose, eka pada koundinyasana 2 aka split leg arm balance was another pose that totally seemed way over my head. I could get into lizard pose, but from there I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out how to lift that front leg.
After lots of upper body and core strength building, as well as major hamstring opening, I think I've finally got it down.
The pre-requisites for this pose, I'd say, is crow pose, eight angle pose (and/or maybe this awesome variation), a solid navasana and major hamstring opening. If you're feeling confident in those aspects of your practice, then give this a go.
Start in downward facing dog. Then move into three legged dog and come into lizard pose. From here, prop the front leg over the arm, lean forward and lift.
Let me know how it goes for you down below in the comments! Any other poses you'd like to see broken down?