Feathered Peacock Pose

"I place my forearms on the ground, kick up my legs, and imagine what it would be like to be called the most beautiful bird on earth...." - excerpt from Feathered Peacock Pose, by Corie Feiner

Hello yogis, poets, and seekers of inspiration! 

Today, I invite you to be a peacock.

Source: artfactory

At a certain age, many of us are taught to stop pretending we are dogs or cats or goats or whatever other animal we want to embody. Things get serious, then too serious, and we forget to play.  

So today, how about we spend a bit of time chirping with a bird or scampering with a squirrel or scrunching up our noses like a rabbit?  

You can try now, just for a second or two. And let me know how it goes… 

Feathered Peacock Pose

I have been practicing Feathered Peacock Pose for about 60 seconds a day right after my regular at-home yoga practice. Every day I make it just a little further and can now take flight for a moment or two. Afterwards, when I sit and stretch out before moving onto the rest of my day, I acknowledge my progress and remind myself to just keep going. 

What Motivates Me? 

What motivates me is the sentence, “I can never do that.” It is true that if I never studied this pose, …