On an exhale, push with your left foot and bring your weight forward over your right leg as your left leg lifts up behind you. Your body comes parallel with the floor.

Step your left foot back parallel with the short side of your mat. Align your left heel or arch with your right heel, and lift up the arches of both feet. Bend down into your right knee, and gently draw your feet towards each other.

Exhale, step your left foot back at a 45-degree angle with your legs on two separate lines. Press down firmly through the little toe side of your left foot and pull up the muscles above your left kneecap to engage through this leg.