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Flying Crow Pose
Also Known as Eka Pada Galavasana
About the Flying Crow Pose /asana
This is an arm balance pose. It is not an easy pose to perform. Even regular practitioners of the pose find it difficult to perform.
Benefits of Flying Crow Pose /asana
* It increases the strength of your arms.
* It improves your sense of balance.
* It helps you in opening your hips.
* It increases core strength.
How to do Flying Crow Pose or Eka Pada Galavasana?
Step 1: Begin by standing on your legs, separated to a distance equal to your hips.
Step 2: Bend forward and try to place your hands on the floor, fingers pointing towards the front. They should be separated to a distance equal to the length of your shoulders. Place them at least half a foot in front of you.
Step 3: Bend your right leg at the knee and try to wedge it (the toe of the left foot) in between your chest and your upper left arm.
Step 4: Take a deep breath.
Step 5: Pushing with your left foot into the floor, try to shift the weight of your body from your left leg to your both arms. In order to do so easily, you can straighten out your left leg at the knees and your hips.
Step 6: Try maintaining a balance of both your torso as well as your legs. Lower down your chest in order to decrease the stress on your arms. However, relax only till you are able to balance your body.
Step 7: Keep looking in front and lock your arms at a 120 degree angle. Hold the position for around 15 to 20 seconds.
Step 8: Slowly come out of the pose. Repeat the pose with your right leg.
According to great yogis, this pose is a dedication to the sage Galavasana. He is supposed to be the son of the sage Vishwamitra, the Guru of the Hindu God Lord Rama.
A word of caution!
The pose is not supposed to be performed if you are suffering from any of the following injuries or medical symptoms:
* Wrist injury
* Shoulder injury
* Groin injury
* Diarrhea
As it has been previously said, this pose is difficult to perform. Hence, beginners should not attempt to take the pose to its final stage. They can stop at any stage they feel like. It is perfectly acceptable that they would be unable to complete it.
For those who are in an advance stage of yoga practice, they might get stuck when they have lifted their head as well as their legs off the floor. Their next objective, then, is to straighten out their legs to their full extent.
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