MAYURASAN

Holding the ground with both palms, supporting the sides of naval by both the elbows and raising oneself like a horizontal stick, in air, is called Mayurasan.
"Mayur" means Peacock in sanskrit. One has to hold his body like a stick on both elbows, as shown in the picture. We assume the shape of the peacock hence it is calles Mayurasan.
TECHNIQUE:

1. Sit on both your upper scales. Knees should be pitched on the ground
2. Stretch out the fingers of your hands and place the palms on the ground, fingers will remain stretched pointing backward.
3. Place elbows gently on the either sides of naval.
4. Slowly stretching both legs together, come little forward very cautiously, and then raise the upper part of the body.
5. If the upper part of body is raised up, thenstraighten your legs like a stick (horizontal) and keep straight your chest, neck and head also.
6. Maintain it for some time then return to original position, slowly fold your legs and place the knees on the ground.
7. Now raise your hands from the ground and sit on the soles.

REMEMBER:

• This is very importent balancing pose.
• Jerk should be avoided at any stage.
• If during practice you feel like coughing of sneezing then return and start practice again.

BENIFITS AND LIMITATION:

• It is useful in diabetes.
• This asan is very good measure against visceroptosis and dyspepsia.
• Those suffring from cervical spondilitis should not practise it.