Mayurasana Peacock Posture Yoga Asanas Mudra Benefits How to do Practice Yogic History Poses Beginners

Mayurasana (Peacock Posture)

Place your hands flat on the ground. Bring elbows together. Rest your navel on them. Inhale. Take the feet behind and the head forward Balance the body on the elbows. The whole body should be straight like a staff. Retain the breath in and keep the posture as long as you can. Gradually increase the duration.

Benefits:-According to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the benefits are: Cures chronic gastritis, dropsy and the disorders caused by phlegm, bile and wind. Enlargement of stomach, liver and spleen is arrested; digestion improves and kidneys work more efficiently; blood is purified by increased circulation; the whole body becomes radiant and handsome; youth is prolonged and the span of life increases.

Technique 2: Sit in Vajrasana (Bolt Pose). Spread the knees. Place your hands on the ground so that the palms of both hands are spread forward. Now, place the navel on the elbows and balance the whole body on them as in the first technique

Benefits:-The benefits are the same as those of Mayurasana (Peacock Pose) described earlier.