Asana Kitchen: Mayurasana (Peacock Posture) with David Garrigues

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This posture gets its name because the peacock is known to kill and eat poisonous snakes without coming to harm. And similarly the action of pushing your elbows up into your belly neutralizes poisonous toxins within the body and thus this posture is a great cleanser, it promotes healthy digestion.

This video tutorial gives instructions on 3 phases of working on Mayurasna:
1) set up
2) lowering into position
3) staying in position.

The set up involves establishing a sound reverse handed Plank position. When lowering into position you must bent your elbows with control, going slowly while keeping your tail anchored and your belly strongly lifted in Uddhyana Bandha. Patience and control are required once you lower your body onto your elbows.

You want to continue to shift your weight forward and let the legs become light and lift up without you having to kick them up. Instead of trying to kick up you can lift one leg up at a time.

Work to lift the leg up and away while keeping your chest and head forward. Once you clear your feet and are able to balance, enjoy and prolong that moment no matter how short it may be.

David Garrigues is one of the few teachers in the US certified to teach Ashtanga Yoga by the late world renowned yoga master Sri K Pattahbi Jois. As an Ashtanga Ambassador, he bases his teachings on the idea that 'Anyone can take practice,' a core idea in the teachings of Sri K Pattahbi Jois.
David's mission is to help others flourish within the contemporary lineage of Ashtanga Yoga. While staying true to the traditional teachings of Ashtanga, David is adept at adapting the practice to suit all levels of practitioner and make it accessible to everyone.
David is the creator of the Asana Kitchen Series (SUBSCRIBE for up-to-date videos    / davidgar..  ) as well as additional resources for Ashtanga practitioners including led DVDs and his pranayama book, Vayu Siddhi, available for purchase on his website http://www.davidgarrigues.com.

This Asana Kitchen was filmed at David's home studio in Philadelphia, the Ashtanga Yoga School of Philadelphia http://www.aysphiladelphia.com. David teaches a Primary Series and Second Series intensive there each year during the spring and fall.

The Asana Kitchen series is created to answer common questions or address concerns about the practice. To submit questions for the Asana Kitchen series, you can attend David's workshops OR email him at the [email protected]

Keywords: DAVID GARRIGUES ASHTANGA YOGA HATHA YOGA MAYURASANA SECOND SERIES PEACOCK POSTURE VINYASA YOGA STRENGTH INTERMEDIATE SERIES ASANA KITCHEN ARM BALANCES