Seated Straddle Prep (Upavistha Konasana)

You take the legs wider than you can control, so the knees and toes roll forward the moment you fold.

You sit with the pelvis tucked under, folding from the waist instead of tipping the pelvis between the thighs.

You reach far with the arms to fake depth while the hips have not actually rotated.

Sit on a folded blanket — tilting the pelvis forward is the entire game in straddle work.

Use the kneecaps as your gauge: if they stop pointing at the ceiling, narrow the straddle.

Feel the sit bones stay rooted as the pelvis pours forward; the hands are just along for the ride.