Ma-ma-marichyasana

So yoga is totally not about bragging about what pretzel form you can twist yourself into but I just wanted to note for posterity that I finally achieved this pose.

OK, obviously mine doesn't look exactly like the picture. I don't have nearly that much chest hair, for one. Also I am grasping my fingers together more towards to top of my knee. But I finally got my hands to meet today, after practicing yoga once a week (twice this week, though) for a year.

I was hopeful I would also finally get forearm stand but my body SO said no to that. It's funny how clear the answer was to me. I started to put weight into my shoulders and tried lifting my feet and my body was all, I don't think so, sistah.