shivayogaashram

  Kakasana comes from the Sanskrit words “Kaka” which means “Crow” and “Asana” which means “Pose”.   Kakasana   is an intermediate level arm-balancing asana, which you can do after sufficient practice. You have to balance your whole body, on your wrists and arms. The main focus of the asana is on the biceps, triceps, forearms, wrist, palm, and core area. It is the 62 nd  pose in the 84 Hatha Yoga asanas. You can prepare yourself first, by doing arm strengthening exercises, to be able to balance the whole body on the arms and wrists.  This is a challenging pose, and once you manage to do it, your ego will definitely be satisfied. These are amongst the first arm balance postures that a student attempts. Postures like this help you to stay strong and flexible. Crow pose is a variation of Bakasana or Crane pose, where the only difference is that your arms rest against the upper arms in the former, and in the underarms in the latter. In order to get into either pose,...