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Mayurasana – The Reason for the Name

Peacock Pose is an especially advanced yoga posture, also a hand-balancing asana in hatha yoga. It takes a lot of regular practice for people of all experience levels to master this pose and experience the benefits. Incorporating this hand-balancing pose will prepare you for other yoga poses that require upper body strength and balance.

Mayurasana refers to a very popular yoga pose that involves assuming a peacock’s shape. Performing this particular pose has been known to yield quite a number of health benefits to the body.
Mayur means peacock. In this asana, the legs are stretched like the wings of the peacock and so get the name Mayurasana. The palms on the floor, and put pressure on both sides of the elbow with the stomach, the whole body without touching the ground, like an elevated position that is called Mayurasana.

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF MAYURASANA:

(PEACOCK POSE)

STRENGTHENS WRIST & FOREARM MUSCLES:

This asana helps to make the wrist, shoulders, elbows, and spine stronger. Strengthens back of the wrists (wrist extensors) & palm sides of your wrists (wrist flexors). As you balance the torso on your upper arms, shift the weight into the hands, and strongly engage your forearms during the practice of the pose, you strengthen your wrists and forearms in the Peacock Pose. The health benefits of mayurasana for the wrists and forearms make it one of the effective practices to adopt for working on both these areas, which are often neglected.

CORTISOL LEVELS:

A study published in the Indian Journal of Palliative Care suggests that practicing mayurasana keeps cortisol levels in your brain check and you tend to stay away from stress.

STRENGTHENS/TONES ABDOMINAL MUSCLES AND ORGANS:

In the Mayurasana, the pressure is applied to the abdomen that stimulates the nerve plexus in the abdomen as well as the organs of liver, spleen, kidney, gallbladder, pancreas, and circulatory system. As a result, Mayurasana tones the abdominal muscles and strengthens the abdominal organs. Well-built and functioning body benefits of peacock pose are assured with utmost dedication.

STRONG DIGESTION & RADIANT HEALTH:

Mayurasana is more beneficial in toning the digestive system. The individuals aiming at healthy digestion should practice Mayurasana on a regular basis. In the yogic tradition, the navel is regarded as the home of digestive fire.The placement of elbows at the sides of the navel strongly affects the imbalances in the navel resulting in strong digestion and radiant health. It also alleviates the symptoms of constipation. Mayurasana tones and revitalizes the abdomen. Digestion is highly stimulated, reducing constipation and the production of toxins in the intestines.

MIND & STRESS:

It improves concentration and boost immunity. Mayurasana also calms the mind and reduces stress. Reduces anxiety and stress and give calmness to the mind. Increases your focusing power of the mind.

STRONG POSTERIOR MUSCLES:

The hamstrings, glutes, erector, spinae, posterior deltoids make for posterior chain muscles. As you hold your body parallel to the ground in the peacock pose an immense amount of muscle power is used that strengthens the posterior chain muscle group. The posterior chain is the powerhouse of the body. Keeping it healthy and strong is the key to maintaining good health.

TRIM STUBBORN FAT:

For most of you getting rid of the stubborn fat means putting extra effort. The performance of Mayurasana is a natural, effective and simple way to trim the stubborn fat. During the practice of the pose, the abdominals are contracted and are kept tight, which results in the trimming of excess fat from the tissues. Also, Mayurasana involves core stabilization that also contributes towards shedding of fat from the body.

STRENGTH IN ARMS AND SHOULDER:

The placement of arms, shoulders and wrists in the peacock pose fosters strength in these body areas. Stronger arms and shoulders are vital for healthy movements.

HEALTHY TORSO AND LEGS:

In Mayurasana, you strengthen your back torso and legs due to the position of these body areas. Robust body is the ultimate key to living a healthy & fit life.

CLINICAL BENEFITS:

Peacock Pose is beneficial in piles and diabetes. Strengthens and tones your reproductive system. Mayurasana Improves sexual activity.

WHEEL POSE – CHAKRASANA

Chakrasana is called a wheel pose because, in the final position, the body takes the shape of a wheel. To get the shape of a wheel; needs regular disciplined practice, which also leads to a flexible spine. There are so many health benefits of chakrasana. One of the important benefits is weight loss. Chakrasana Yoga pose is beneficial for weight loss and to burn fat from toes to fingers, especially plays an important role to burn belly fat. Chakrasana is an excellent asana that can help to bring about optimum health of the body if it is done regularly.

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHAKRASANA –

(WHEEL POSE)

SPINE FLEXIBILITY AND STRENGTH:

Apart from strengthening your spine, it elongates your spinal cord and increases elasticity. Its common knowledge that our skeletal frame starts to shrink with age, this asana helps maintain your posture and form. This asana helps to strengthen the back and increases the elasticity of the spine.

OPENS UP THE CHEST:

Increases lung capacity and helps oxygen circulate in the body easily. The chest expands and the lungs get more oxygen – this makes the pose especially beneficial for asthma patients.

RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS:

Chakrasana helps to prevent and cure lung diseases such as asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, etc., Its practice ensures an improved intake of oxygen, improved removal of carbon dioxide, and consequently better health. These include asthma, bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, and large numbers of other ailments indirectly caused by starving our body of the oxygen nourishment that it needs as a result of shallow respiration.

TONES THE ABDOMINAL REGION:

Regular practice ensures that the obliques and the abdominal fat are reduced. It reduces the fat in the abdominal area and tones the digestive and reproductive organs. It stimulates the processes of the liver, spleen, and kidneys.

STIMULATES THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEM:

Due to stimulation of the thyroid and pituitary glands, when engaged in the posture, happy hormones are secreted. It energizes and de-stresses you. It stimulates the endocrine glands and maintains the body metabolism at an optimal level.

HIP FLEXIBILITY:

This exercise stretches the hip while increasing hip flexibility.

BURNING BELLY FAT:

If you are bored with your belly fat, try chakrasana. The yoga pose is quite beneficial for the burning of belly fat because of adequate abdominal massage, suitable secretion of gastric juices, and stretching. It helps to make the stomach flat by shedding extra fat from the abdominal region.

BACK PAIN:

This is the best yoga pose for the health of the back. It gives accentuated stretch to all the nerves of the back, including the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves. The profound backward bend realigns any spinal discs and vertebrae that may be slightly displaced. It also realigns the entire spinal column and strengthens the back.

IMPROVES CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH:

As the chest is pushed out, the cardiovascular health improves, the energy is activated.

STRENGTHENS ARMS:

Strengthens the arms, shoulders and wrists. It strengthens the muscles of the hands and the legs.

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