How to carry out mayurasana, the beautiful peacock pose

HOW TO CARRY OUT MAYURASANA

Now let’s talk about mayurasana, the peacock pose.

HISTORY OF MAYURASANA

Mayurasana (Sanskrit: मयूरासन, IAST: mayūrāsana, ITRANS: mayuuraasana), is a traditional but advanced position of hatha Yoga.

It is also called “the peacock pose” and is the 10th position in the Rishikesh of Sivananda Yoga series. The description and the story

In Sanskrit mayūra means “the peacock”.

Mayurasana in Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Mayurasana is mentioned in the poses both in Hatha Yoga Pradipika and in Gheranda Samhita, both texts considered fundamental for practitioners of Yoga, or rather of hatha Yoga.

HOW TO CARRY OUT MAYURASANA

To carry out correctly this position which we must emphasize is considered advanced, we have three steps:

Step 1:Place your palms on the ground

From a sitting position on your heels with your knees widely spread apart, place your palms on the ground with your wrists close together and your fingers pointing towards your body.

Step 2:Hands are held directly under the abdominal area. Then place your forehead on the ground. Stretch first one leg, then the other backwards.

Step 3:At this point try to raise your head and move the centre of gravity of your body forward, also raising the tip of your feet. In the final position the body is straight and parallel to the ground.

BENEFITS OF MAYURASANA

Properly held Mayurasana has significant benefits:

stimulates the metabolic processes that increase the secretions of the various glands
helps heal intestinal problems, abdominal diseases such as chronic gastritis
improves digestion and helps eliminate constipation, also improving cases of hemorrhoids
compensates for the results of poor nutrition
stimulates the appetite
strengthens your arms and gives you maximum physical training in the shortest time
reduces enlargement of the liver and spleen
stimulates lung function and intestinal organs.
heals diseases that have developed due to excess air, anger or lethargy

It is a complex pose which of course is not suitable for everyone and in fact it is not recommended in cases of hypertension, heart disease, hernia, peptic or duodenal ulcer. It should be avoided by those with minimal symptoms of physical illness or weakness and by pregnant women.

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