Mayurasana Made Easier: Use a Chair to Fly in Peacock Pose

Mayurasana Made Easier: Use a Chair to Fly in Peacock Pose | peacock pose progression

STARTYOURFREETRIALSignInYoga|PracticeMayurasanaMadeEasier:UseaChairtoFlyinPeacockPoseAllisonRayJeraci5min.WhenIfirstattemptedmayurasana(peacockpose),Ifeltheavyanddefeatedandquitecertaintheposewouldneverbecomepartofmyarmbalancerepertoire.Threeyearslater,Itriedagain,andwiththesameresults—Icouldn’tevengetasenseofwhatmayurasanawassupposedtofeellike,givenmybodytype(Ihavealargechestandmuscularlegsthattendedtokeepmegrounded).Andyet,anotherfewyearslater,Ifoundmyselfdrawnonceagaintopeacockpose.Thistime,insteadofbeingpreparedtoblameorturnagainstmyselfifIwasn’tabletodoit(doesn’tthatsoundridiculous?),Itookadifferentapproach.IanalyzedtheelementsofmayurasanaandIexperimentedwithvariousworkaroundstocreatethefeelingofbeinginthepose.AndImadesomegreatdiscoveriesintheprocess.Supportingmyshouldersonblocksandpressingmyfeetintothewallwasuseful.Ialsotriedbaddhakonasana(boundangle)andpadmasana(lotus) variations,whichbasicallyshortenedmylegssothatIhadlesslowerbodytolift.Iplacedmyfeetonblockswithextendedlegs,allowingmetomovemyelbowsintopositionundermybody.Ieventriedstrappingmyelbowstogether.Practicingwithmyelbowsstrappedtogetherwashard,butitenabledmetomusclemywayupintotheposeeventually.Still,afterexperimentingwithlotsofpropsandvariations,usingachairwaswhatworkedbestforme.DoingmayurasanaonachairaffordedmethesupportIneededtofocusonalignment,buildstrength,and,bestofall,feelpresentinthepose.Here’showtodoit.PropSetupYouwillneedastickymat,afoldingchair(abacklessyogachairworksbest),afewblankets,andtwoblocks.Abolsterisoptional.OpenthechairandflipitupsidedownonthestickymatsothatitslegsareintheairandthebackandseatformaninvertedV.Placetwofoldedblanketsonthecrossbar betweenthebackchairlegs.Optional:Placingabolsterupagainsttheedgeofthechairseatthat’sonthefloorwillprovidepaddingwhileyougetintoandoutofthepose.Placetheblocksonthefloororonthechairrim(anglingthemonthechairrimmaybekindertoyourwrists).Theblocksshouldbeclosetoeachother—justhowclosewillvarydependingontheproximityofyourhandsoncethey’reinposition.Ho

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