How To Prepare For The Peacock Pose

 

Also known as Pinch Mayurasana, the peacock pose is a challenging arm balance that can be done at the wall. To master it you need to have flexibility of the upper back muscles. You also need to have upper body strength. To do the pose you need to have a yoga mat, belt and strap how to do mayurasana step by step.

Once you have these things you should now start preparing for the full peacock pose. The best way of preparing for the asana is by ensuring that you create flexibility in the trapezius, rhomboids, lattisimus, and back muscles.

Here you need to use a folding chair. You should place your chair on your yoga mat and then kneel in front of the chair while interlacing your hands and placing them on the chair.

You should then move your knees back until your back is in a straight line. While pressing the outer edges of your hands and arms into the chair, you should move your shoulder blades towards your waist and as a result create flexibility in the upper back.

Once you have successfully executed this move, you should now do the dolphin pose. This move is meant to help you to further open the upper back and build upper body strength. Here you should remove the chair and interlace your hands onto your mat and curl your toes under and step your feet into the dolphin pose.

At this position you should lift your thighs and press your arms into the floor while reaching your hips back. Once you feel tension building, you should lower your knees to the mat in order to rest. For ideal results you should repeat this pose for 2-3 times.

You should now take a yoga strap and create a belt and loop it around your arms so that the strap is above your elbows.

You should then transition into the plank pose by stepping your feet back so that you are able to lower your chest and legs down so that your body is a straight plank. You should remain in this position for a few minutes then rest when you feel the tension building.

Once you have completed this move you should remove the yoga strap and step into the regular downward facing dog. Here you should ensure that your hands are shoulder-width apart and your feet are hips-width apart. You should remain in this position for 5-8 breaths and repeat the pose 2-3 times.