Let's Try Scorpion Pose!

I did my first Scorpion Pose (Pincha Mayurasana) at age 49. Technically, it's an arm stand because I don't incorporate the big backbend and my feet definitely don't even come close to touching my head! But the point is, arm stands can be learned by anyone at any age! Getting upside down has so many benefits: blood flow to the brain, strengthening arms and core, and my personal favorite, changing your perspective.

How did I overcome my fear and conquer arm stands? I tell the whole story here at Sivana East. Spoiler alert: no that is not me on the header image!

And for all those who follow this blog or the Yoga Teddy Bear YouTube channel, I made a little video showing my learning process, from a short warm up to summersaulting out of an arm stand attempt. Here is the link to the new post. (Or keep scrolling to the bottom of this post.)

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Images: Scorpion Coloring Page by coloring superstar Miss Michele Palumbo of Bay Shore, NY. Photo by Robert Oakley of K. Mae Copham in an arm stand next to a pond in New Paltz, NY.