That Fit Mum – Blog

“The peacock who dares to fall is the peacock who learns to fly”

To start learning or doing something that you wanna do badly, stop thinking and just “start from STARTING”

And the basic rule of learning is to unlearn it all first, keeping ur loaf fresh plus ready to upload and practice on your new learning a daily.

Remember, “To be a good runner, you just have to Run daily”

Learning new skills is one of the best ways to make yourself happy and to bring a positive behavioural changes for a “polished and more evolved you”.

Every time you learn something new, your brain changes in a pretty substantial way.

When I first started learning how to do the forearm stand or the pincha stand, I thought I’d never be strong enough or rather brave enough to reach the stage of doing it without the wall support.

But, with just a few solid months of practice and dedication, I was able to peel myself off from the wall albeit I still have the tendency to go off balance while trying it in the middle of the room and certainly need more practice and concentration ofcourse to reach the perfection but I believe in taking baby steps towards my goals which in turn helps me to explore more and more about my strength ,other shortcomings and weaknesses.

The most difficult thingy of this posture for me was learning how to control my core, pelvis and opening up my shoulders enough to keep the balance intact and maintaining my calm whilst doing it all; because ultimate goal in striking a pose at its best is not the pose but the mental peace and strength gain and gauge.

This inversion is not only beautiful, exciting and fun but it is also addictive once you understand how to find the balance. Remember its about showing up daily and doing your best – that is what counts! Don’t worry about “nailing it,” just try your best and it will come.

Show some confidence in yourself and just take off.?

And just remember to chant two words throughout your practice “I CAN”

Here are just some of the benefits of Pincha Mayurasana you can look forward to reaping.

1. Upper Back Strength

Pincha is renowned for its capabilities of strengthening the shoulders and upper back muscles. You can feel the work happening even as you hold the posture!

2. Improved Balance

This posture is a challenging balance and it takes concentration and focus in order to stay up.

3. Calming The Mind

Turning upside down is a wonderful way to relieve stress and combat depression. It brings fresh blood to the brain to reinvigorate the mind, and energize our mind.

4. Igniting The Side Body

This upside down shape requires a lot of muscular toning in the outer torso area. The muscles that zig-zag between the ribs are known as the serratus muscles and they are activated in a big way in pincha.

5. Stretch Out

Even a straight up-and-down Pincha stretches out the front of the body, but specifically any back bending variations will help stretch out the entire frontal plane of the body including the thighs, hips, belly and chest.

6. Develop Arm Strength

Perhaps it goes without saying that the upper arms (triceps, deltoid and smaller structures) get strengthened here. However, the lower arms are what provide your weight-bearing base, and as such they get stronger (along with your wrists) with every hold.

Have fun and be safe, yogis!