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Mermaid Pose Yoga Tutorial #yogaforflexibility #yogapose #mermaidpose #tutorial #mobility

Updawg-Yoga · 0:30

In this practice

Key teachings

  • Deep hip opening
  • Spinal flexibility and backbending
  • Mindful alignment in complex poses

Ideal for

  • Practitioners working on advanced hip openers
  • Individuals seeking to deepen their backbend practice
  • Those with intermediate to advanced yoga experience

Lesson

Steps

  • Low Lunge
  • Half Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana prep)
  • Mermaid Pose (variation of Eka Pada Rajakapotasana)

Benefits

  • Increases hip flexibility
  • Enhances spinal mobility
  • Stretches quadriceps and psoas muscles
  • Opens chest and shoulders
  • Improves body awareness for advanced postures
Mermaid Pose

Transcript

step into a lunge lower to your back knee and come up if you can reach your back leg pull your foot in you're ready for meret pose so move into half pigeon slide your knee to the right side of your hip and your left leg back reach back grab your foot pull your foot in towards the cook of your elbow clasp your hands and then twist your chest forward

Practice summary

Level
advanced
Duration
2 minutes
Equipment
yoga mat
Target areas
HipsQuadricepsSpineShouldersChest
Energy
balancing

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