Yoga for everyone l Online yoga for beginners

Sirasana is known as King of Yoga postures and not an easy one to master. This inversion pose is not only refreshing but its consistent practice can help you build an immense upper body and core strength. However, it can expose your head to injury so one has to be very cautious while starting off and practicing it.  It's best to consider this pose when you have built enough shoulder, neck and abs strength. As you will need a lot of patience and practice to master this asana. I too am somewhere midway in my journey to learn this and I must say, some days it will be difficult and other days you will be surprised at the ability of your body to go upside down. To get into this asana, I have even considered spending time on Dolphin and Egg Tripod pose - more in later.  Here are some basic steps to practice Sirasnana. But if you are new to Yoga or haven't practiced in a few years, its best to practice under the supervision of an experienced instructor.  Place your yoga mat alongside

When I started off practicing Yoga, I never knew that there were poses that would make me as someone today pointed out 'bendy'. Some days I used to keep looking people around me climb the walls, turn upside down and do headstands and handstands with ease. Quite a few days, I had to tell myself that I would get there eventually. Not today, not tomorrow but I would. In one such class, I was taught the very graceful Mermaid pose which caught my attention. It surprised me at my ability to do this pose with minimum effort.   While on the face of it Mermaid Pose looks like a complex practice that is almost impossible, but with a few days of practice, one can perform it. However, like I did, it's very easy to confuse it with One-legged King Pigeon Pose. However, according to YogaOutlet.com ,  Mermaid Pose is an advanced variation of  One-Legged King Pigeon Pose ( Eka Pada Rajakapotasana )  that deepens the backbend and opens the hips even more. One-legged King Pigeon Pose is an ul