What to Do If You Can’t Do Eagle Arms

Posted by Rasa Flow Yoga on February 21st, 2020

Crossed arms and interlaced fingers – these are the characteristics of eagle arms. The full eagle arms pose is a beautiful thing but because of its level of difficulty, only experts in yoga in North Vancouver are the only ones who can execute it.

But what if your yoga pose requires you to do eagle arms? What should you do instead? Many people have a hard time doing the eagle arms pose because they have a larger chest or their deltoids or the upper back of their body are too tight. As you do yoga in North Vancouver, these areas of your body loosen up and become more limber. However, if you have suffered from a previous deltoid or shoulder injury and you are trying to do Yoga in North Vancouver, you can do some modifications to this pose instead to avoid inflicting more injury to your body.

Do some modifications to it to make it easier for you to accomplish this pose. Here are some tips that can help:

1. Hug yourself.

Some people might find it too difficult to cross their arms at first. If this is you, try giving yourself a big hug instead. Cross your arms over your chest and try to reach as far as you can to your back.

2. Try using a strap.

There are some that will have trouble sustaining the eagle arms pose. You can try using straps instead. Using one hand, hold the strap. The other hand should hold the end of the trap when you cross your arm. This will give you more control as to how tight you want it to be.

3. Grab your wrist instead.

If you can’t interlock your fingers, try grabbing your wrist instead. One of your hands should grab the other hand’s wrists. Slowly reach your fingers until you have successfully clasped both your hands together.

4. Position your hands as if in prayer.

For those who have trouble crossing their hands, you can try doing a prayer-like position instead. Put your hands together as if you are praying but make sure your elbows are touching.

Warming up also helps out. When you warm up, you loosen your back muscles, particularly your deltoid, which will make it easier to perform this pose. You can try doing the deltoid stretch and the child’s pose. Interlacing your fingers also helps.

Keep on practicing the full eagle pose. This might be challenging but it is one of the most beneficial poses in yoga in North Vancouver. It helps boost concentration and balance and also opens up the major muscles and joints in the body.

If you want to be better at yoga in North Vancouver, you should consider getting the help of experts from Rasa Flow Yoga. Going to a class for yoga in North Vancouver ensures you get the right guidance.

Allen Simmons is the author of this article. For more details about Class Descriptions at Rasa Flow Yoga please visit our website: rasaflowyoga.com