learn how to do the Scorpion pose in yoga

i’ve been working on my general flexibility, doing really well so far.
i’ve always had a very stretchy back, so i thought i’d warm up then have a go against my wardrobe.
got one leg up, bent round, all good. attempted to get second leg up, got scared. fell over, landed on coathanger. now nursing odd shaped bruise.
but hey, half way up!

But I can’t hold it for long and I can’t make the whole posture with my feet on my head. Also I still have to kick up against a wall and then take my feet off the wall rather than lifting up from headstand. Still…. practice makes perfect!

At least the “easy” version of this pose (I’m not at all talking about the full “feet on head” version pose, that’s out of reach for the next few years)

No, I haven’t attempted this yet (Soon I will try). But with the body’s center of gravity being lowered (since the legs aren’t pointing straight u)p, attempting this pose does seem to be a real possibility, especially on an unstable surface.

Let’s see what happens, and if a sound is heard around the world, don’t panic because that’s just me falling over and hitting the ground. Hard.

To me, the scorpion looks like the most difficult pose in all of yoga. I’m probably wrong on that, and more than a little scared to see even more advanced poses.

Something like this might be an unreachable goal for me since my arm muscles are not at all toned (do a pull up? Not in this lifetime), and nearly all my flexibility needs to be regained after too many years, but it’s definitely something big flexibility-wise for me to aspire to.