Peacock pose requires putting your wrists in an unusual position. You can loosen your wrists just by rotating them or by sitting in thunderbolt (sitting on your ...Skiptocontent5YogaPosestoPrepareforPeacockPoseYogaYogaPosesLikeitsnamesake,Peacockpose(Mayurasana)isabeautifulandregalposture.But,unlikeitsnamesake,whichappearstoshowitsbeautyeffortlessly,Mayurasanaisfarfromaneffortlessposture.Still,withpracticeandproperpreparation,youwillbeabletoshowoffyourfeathersandfeelconfidentwhenyoudo.HerearefiveposestogetyoureadyforPeacockpose:1.ChaturangaDandasanaYouknowChaturangaasaposturethatyouflowthroughinavinyasaorasawaytoloweryourselftotheground,butChaturangaisalsoagreatwaytobuildthearmandcorestrengthneededforPeacockpose.Togetthemostoutofitasapreparation,holdaplankposewhileyoudrawyournaveltowardyourspine,anddrawthetopofyourheadandheelsinoppositedirections.Slowlybendyourelbows,keepingthemclosetoyoursides,andloweryourbodytowardtheearthuntilyou’rehoveringjustaboveyourmat.Fromthere,youcanlowercompletely,ormoveintoupwarddog,oranotherposture.Asyouloweryourself,it’simportanttokeepyourbodystraightandnotletyourmidsectioncollapse.2.SalabhasanaCredit:JuliaLeeInordertoholdyourselfinPeacockpose,you’regoingtoneedastrongbackandhamstrings.Salabhasana,orLocustpose,worksthosemuchneededmuscles.Lieonyourstomachwithyourarmsoveryourheadandyourlegsstraightbehindyou.Youhavenumerousversionstochoosefrom.Liftyourrightarmandleftleg,thenswitchsides,orliftbotharmsandbothlegs.Youcanalsokeepyourarmsalongyoursideandliftjustyourlegs.Whicheveryouchoose,holdforfourtofivebreaths,relax,andrepeat.3.GomukhasanaThearmpositioninCowFaceposeisagreatwaytoopentheshoulders,chest,andbackforMayurasana.Siteitherwithyourlegscrossedwithoneshininfrontoftheother,orcrossonelegovertheotherwithyourkneesstacked.Inthiscasewe’remoreconcernedabouttheupperbodythanthelower.Liftyourrightarmstraightoverhead,thenbendtheelbowtoreachyourfingertipsdownthemiddleofyourback.Thenreachbehindyouwithyourleftarm,workingtograspyoufingertips.Iftheydon’