My theme for this year’s #atozchallenge is – 26 Yogasana. So brace yourself for 26 days of stretching, backbends and inversions, as I take you along my upside down evenings, sincerely hoping that you will find these posts helpful 🙂
Bakasana or Crow Pose
My husband never lets me practice this pose in the living room for the fear of me crashing into his precious TV 😛 . This is the first pose that made me realize the importance of gaze. You need to look few inches away from the fingertips, if you look too far, you might end up frog jumping (and thus the crash) and if you look down, you might end up falling flat on the face (experience my dear friends).
Bakasana or Crow pose is a great starter to arm balances. If practiced regularly, this will strengthen your arms and core, which will help you to achieve other incredible arm balances. This yoga asana requires you to round your back and engage the core to lift the hips.
For Beginners – Rest your knees above elbows, and raise one leg – drop it and raise the other one. Practice like this till you are comfortable in this pose.
Here’s a variation of Crow Pose called Baby Crow.
Disclaimer: I am not an Instructor or Yoga teacher, only a regular Hatha Yoga practitioner who is passionate about fitness. I am writing this series to detail my learning and experience during the practice. Please consult a Physician/Doctor before starting any exercise regime as some of the poses might contradict with your existing medical issues, for example injuries related to spinal cord, knee, ankle, wrists, neck, medical conditions like Migraine, Diabetics, Asthma etc.
Stay Strong and Humble! Namaste.
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Crikey, that IS hard! I think I’m a bit too old – I do gentle yoga sometimes before TM, which is soothing before meditation, and readies for relaxation. It’s a lovely discipline. Liz
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you know that i’m staring with my evil eye at you, right? RIGHT?
*cries into bag of potato chips*
Is this also called the frog jump? I remember in school during PT we had to do something like this and I always sucked at it!
It’s really very difficult asana. But, you made it awesome. Enjoyed your instructions of performing this yoga. Loved the theme you choose for the challenge.
That looks incredibly difficult and I don’t think I have the arm strength to accomplish that. You’re a marvel, girl!
Wow you are so perfect in doing at it reflects your hardwork
motivating for me to be fit
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This is a difficult one, I couldn’t manage to reach even half way. How flexible are you..and that core is a tough one! Super!!
Lemme try this one more time and see if I’m still a bot:
So, is there something that comes before the baby crow? Like a crow egg?
I echo Shailaja here. Totally. 100%.
You are just awesome, some serious yoga goals to look forward here.
One word- Inspirational. I can only do basic yoga and dont think can do more than that. But your poses are inspiring 🙂
My cousin teaches Holy Yoga. I’m not a yoga practitioner myself, but I certainly admire strength, flexibility and calm!
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When done correctly yoga does have a lot of benefits
Wow…I should practice this to strengthen my core and arms…not enough strength in those. Of course, I might need to start with the baby pose…
Wow Lovely, I am already your Yoga Fan Raj. Incredible you are. I am a Yoga beginner and will surely try the Baby Crow and if stuck will seek your help love 🙂
Truly Yours Roma
You are there again, making me feel so inflexibile. I used to do this asana in school days, Now all that seems to be ages away. Thous I can do many other poses, my hands seem to have lost some strength off late.
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I’ve recently been trying this pose to strengthen my arms to do the Peacock pose but find it really very hard. Thanks for this tip ….I will try and slowly build strength in my wrists
I won’t lie. I do suspect sometimes, no make that always, that your bones are made of rubber!! How do you manage such difficult poses? I am still learning and these poses look a little intimidating! Beautiful pics btw 🙂
I loved reading about Crow asana, but I doubt if I can do it. I am someone who will definitely crash into anything around me before I even assume a decent Crow asana!
NehaTambe
While I haven’t tried this pose, looking at the pictures I doubt I’ll ever give it a shot!! But you are the rubber woman, right! What do you know! 😛
Cheers
Will I ever be able to do it, I wonder! Haha, crashing the TV. Well, I should never try any of these at home then! 🙂
OMG!! I know for sure that I would not be able to do this asana in this lifetime. You are a wonder woman, Raj!
Hahaha! How about the pre-baby crow? Where you round your back, yes, but with your knees (down to your toes) firmly on the ground, and your elbows and upper arms too! Hehehe! Will that work? 😛
I practice yoga regularly, have done since I was 20 years old but of late, thanks to a job that leaves me tired out my practice has become intermittent, my core weak. This asana is a challenge for me – I never really liked it much but have decided to master it now.
Nice photos.
Hmph! You say ’round your back’ and ‘lift your hips’ as if it’s like taking candy from a baby. Not all of us are made of rubber like you. Your core must be made of steel!
This looks so difficult — I appreciate you sharing the Baby crow – a variation that one could start of with 🙂 but i can see how the arms and core will need to be very strong to do this. But your point about the gaze is so interesting – I have never really paid attention to my gaze when i am working out – my focus is on just surviving 🙂
You’re a Boneless wonder woman!
That looks pretty tough! Not sure I’m ready for that, yet. Think I’ll just practice the corpse pose a bit longer… zzzzzzz. I’m EXPERT at the corpse pose. It’s my favorite!