Bird on a Branch
Toe Pulling
Toe Pulling is about the 1st of the 3 positions of Bird on a Branch.
You want to pull all the toes back to you AND pull them towards the ceiling as if you are making them tall and lengthened.
From that lengthened position then you retract down (2nd position), and finally curl all the way down.
Sit on a chair. Spend 1 minute on each foot. Prop the working foot up on it's heel. Raise all your toes toward you as hard and long as you can while applying tension and puffing out your chest in the ball of the foot.