Forearm Stand
Pincha Mayurasana
Inversions
Advanced
Forearm Stand (Pincha Mayurasana) is an advanced inversion. Balance, shoulder/core strength.
How to cue it
- Forearms parallel
- Kick up over the shoulders
- Stack hips, reach feet to the sky
At a glance
- Drishti
- Forward (floor)Where the eyes rest.
- Family
- Inversion
- Level
- Advanced
- Chakra
- Crown (Sahasrara)
Take care
Shoulders, neck, wrists; high BP.
Counter poses
What to offer after Forearm Stand to let the body settle.
Good to know
Feathered Peacock.
Build your class with Forearm Stand in Cue
Drop Forearm Stand into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.