Ashtanga Yoga : Forearm Balance, Pinchamayurasana with Kino MacGregor

If you’re looking for yoga videos that will show you the perfect way for you to start your yoga journey then Kino MacGregor’s yoga channel is perfect for you! Whether you are new to yoga or an advanced yoga student you will find a full yoga library with all the yoga postures that you need to develop a complete yoga practice. Yoga is more than just a physical practice yoga is a lifestyle that includes living a peaceful life. Living the yoga lifestyle is about yoga practice, inner peace, yoga diet and being a good person on and off your yoga mat. Kino is a yoga teacher, author of three books, international teacher, writer, blogger, online yoga class teacher, IG yoga challenge host and much more. She co-founded Miami Life Center and Miami Yoga Magazine as well as produced six Ashtanga Yoga DVDs. Practice yoga, change your world one breath at a time. Kino believes that yoga is a vehicle for each student to experience the limitless potential of the human spirit. You don’t have to be strong or flexible to begin the yoga practice, all you need is an open heart and the inspiration to practice yoga. Unroll your mat and do the practice!
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[@BonnieSpreektPools]

Omg! Young Kino already teaching and preaching crystal clear! I am so grateful to have such a professional and dedicated teacher to learn from!

[@jilliandavis7044]

It's so nice to see a female ashtangi having reached this level in yoga and unafraid to get out there and let people know. Thanks for being the teacher and inspiration that you are!

[@allisoncunningham8566]

It took me two years of consistent practice, but I was finally able to do this in the center of the room today. This video helped me so much. When I built the strength to just transfer the weight versus jump, the fear went away and I was able to move away from the wall. Thanks Kino!

[@nadza3265]

2 years what the hell

[@gardiningcure]

Kino, thank so much for your inspiration. I have been practicing everyday and today I did a forearm stand with out the wall. I wish someone could have seen the smile on my face. I even did a few more times thinking it was a fluke. I feel so amazing right now. Thank you so much for your videos.

[@KinoYoga]

If it's the muscles in the upper back that might be necessary strengthening. Be careful not to stress the corners of the shoulders but work safely by strengthening the muscles to support the posture.

[@chinesewithjenjenlee]

Thank you for much for you sharing how Yoga philosophy is. The goal is not only the pose, but the joys and grace we bring to our bodies and lives! This is so beautiful, thank you! ❤❤❤

[@melanieballecer5865]

As usual, Kino, such beautiful instruction and such grace into and out of the posture. Thank you for always helping to fine tune my practice! I wish you lots of love, light, and savasana! Melanie

[@melissapingel7298]

This was a fantastic video with great detail, yet to the point. I really appreciate you reminding us to take our time and not rush the pose. Thanks!

[@Dorothy712]

Kino, I really like your videos! It's brief and giving the points simply!

[@ChiaraITA]

OMFG THANK U I really needed that!!!! I FLUNG at least three ropes but I bet you're even more fun to do some yoga poses with nowaday take your lower body sure helps and the rest is all good but the lights off

[@larissagatti7527]

Linda Kino. Otima explicacao,

[@doug1100]

OMG this is so incredible

[@eamonbanton5135]

i like this intro style , 'hi im kino macgregor' , it sounds nice , it sounds respectful , it sounds beautiful and sound more professional , good for promoting yourself

[@user-lq3te2zb8g]

Thanks Kino. Love all your videos. Thanks for generously sharing. ps - I love it that you get to the point quick and can share so much helpful information in such little time.

[@knit44]

Hello Kino. Im starting to practice forearm balance again. When I first learned it a long time ago, I just swing my leg up with the wall behind me. I'm like wow, I didn't know that I can come into forearm balance pressing into any variation. I was taught to swing up with the wall behind me. I didn't have the shoulder strength, and I slumped more. That's the only method I knew to come up. I'm learning to come up the right way.

[@TonyC1029]

This is a tough pose. I'm almost there. The advice of not jumping is crucial as that is what I'm trying to get better at. There's so much going on here so it definitely takes practice. Thanks for the video Kino.

[@josefineosterby]

You are SO inspiring! After I found your channel I progressed so much more and finally reached the pinchamayurasana today! I still need to fine tune it, but thank you so much for making all yoga postures easier to comprehend! :-)

[@gsgreece]

you are an excellent teacher and a very sweet person Thanks for sharing !

[@RudyBeno]

Great tips for prepping before trying the full posture. Seems like I've fallen out of this pose every way possible!!! Ha! Working on the tips of the toes is a great way to ease into the pose. Thanks Kino!!!

[@monicautrilladeneira397]

Kino, you're the best teacher ever!

[@KinoYoga]

Monica Utrilla de Neira Thanks for watching!

[@BilaMartins]

So enlightening! Thank you so much for the instructions! Just a doubt: what´s the correct head/neck position? I see many people 'looking up' in pix. Doesn´t it cause too much pressure on cervical spine? Thanks a lot in advance! :) x

[@andersob86]

Hey Kino, I'm doing my teaching training at Laughing Lotus in New York. My practice isn't as advanced as your vid it helps e understand and will hopefully help me explain when I have my own students. beautiful practice

[@kandaridhanbir4962]

Vry easy n effective nice n smooth

[@phoebuschateaupers1678]

Kino, thank you for this video. Great insights!!

[@reetasingh7008]

I am unable to do this but I will try for sure

[@hasensalat1194]

Thank you so much for this! Before, I always tried to jump and it would never work!

[@ceuazul812]

Love the way you teach.

[@imranmujawar7165]

This is call perrrrfect 👍👍

[@smitsun]

Haven't reached this asana yet. But you make it look so easy

[@r92fed]

Wow, Kino, you're incredible! Love how you bring in the Yoga Sutras. Such a great scripture!

[@bangaloredragon8]

I do this, but I don;t do it with the grace you do. Thank you for the nice video.

[@medjeancharles552]

This was perfectly instructed. I’ve been over arching my back

[@mahaome7324]

best teacher 👍

[@alktriofiendclub]

This is SO helpful! thank you so much for sharing!

[@jjaycallejas]

sweet jesus. you make it look so easy.

[@MsFlexii88]

YOU ARE SO AMAZING KINO! REAL INSPIRATION :)

[@sanmattia]

It looks so easy

[@theyogaway]

This is excellent.

[@nuhaahmed6135]

OMG IT WORKED!!!THXXX

[@KinoYoga]

Awesome

[@user.2847]

Helped me so much! Thank you!

[@MalolaAnime]

OMG!! This is the posture that you recommended to me to get more strength in the forearms... This is quite challenging, I must say... lol But, this is perfect as a transition movement. Thank you so much for your help.

[@kjolson89]

Hey Kino! I love your videos - especially how they come out like rapid fire on my twitter feed. Question about the very first exercise in this video, just lowering your elbows to the ground from plank. It seems like my shoulders just don't rotate that way yet, when I bend them from plank it's practically impossible to lower them straight back and down - they always end up bending out to the side and it generally feels pretty weird. Is this just my body or will my shoulders eventually open?

[@mariacarballojonatanluque157]

Amazing! I have a question Kino, would be better to start against a wall? Thanks. X

[@carlosushina6632]

está dama lo puede todo!! que flexibilidad

[@christiancostanza9952]

Great tutorial

[@KinoYoga]

Thanks

[@fluffymeisterfresh]

If I have a trouble getting the first leg vertical, is it ok that I bend the lower leg slightly and give a little push up?

[@Volgeblanc]

You look great! How long have you been practicing? Namaste!

[@stacergirl85]

Namaste. Thank you for this video. I have one question. When coming down, you suggested to bend at the waist. Did you mean to bend at the hips? Would bending at the waist introduce strain on the spine (posterior vertebrae) as it would be supporting the weight of the legs in a flexed position?

[@bandanamakal]

Amezing

[@Willd72]

When I try this at a wall, my hands slide closer to one another and refuse to stay squared to my shoulders. What is the cause of this?

[@meghannhogan5958]

Kino, do you have recommendations for this pose with really tight hamstrings? It's hard to walk my legs in close due to tight/short hamstrings.

[@KinoYoga]

***** Focus on forward bend poses in your practice to warm up.

[@RoZaxTheGreat]

Jusr stretch consistently

[@lightcrrown68]

Hello Kino Maryam from Iran .. I am practicing Yoga Major asana but I still failed to do it I always practice with your movie but there is pain in the pelvis I have pain in the asana

[@yogasandeepathreya9912]

I am worried about this posture I want to build an this poster daily into 3 to 4 times I love this posture because it's my favourite posture whole body nervous system and also fully meditative posture this pincha mayurasana give the idea sister

[@MrSportmonkey]

;) great teaching! thankyou

[@gennamosher6382]

Amazing video, but immediately when I go down on my elbows I feel that they have nowhere near enough strength to support my whole body... Can you help??? Thanks

[@Bhartiben11154]

Superb

[@rahulkumarchatterji]

kino you are so beautifuf. i m curious to know is your beauty also affect of yoga or is it just natural?

[@eloiseripley]

Kino you are too sweet in this video! 😘

[@abigail9894]

Thank you for your videos- there truly inspirational and useful! I'm an expat living in New Delhi could you recommend any teachers or schools in this area to learn ashtanga yoga? Thanks again x

[@AvatarLover98]

I am doing the workouts that lead up to the actual balance trying not to get frustrated but my abs are killing me! I'm having a little trouble on the walking with your forearms on the ground though. My calfskin need to be more stretchy.

[@karensabermottern8867]

Hi Kino, i learned to balance in pincha with your 30-minute flow for a month now, may i ask what you would suggest to avoid the banana shape, i have it? Will conscious constant pressing up help? Thanks!

[@chenasty]

I have seen some instructional videos that suggest to relax your neck and head (Looking through the arms). Your demonstrated showed the head looking at the floor. Which would you suggest and what are the benefits of each option?

[@Volgeblanc]

Thanks Kino. Hey, is it true that you're coming to teach a seminar in Monterrey, México, during May? If so. I'd love to train with you. I'm a 50-year-old businessman , rusty, but willing to learn for the sake of Health. Would it be suitable for me? Namaste!

[@karlitaloyola]

Lo encuentro muy bueno ! pero, ¿no hay algo para poder tener subtitulos en español ?soy de Chile. Por favor!

[@giselpapadopoulos3173]

I love your videos !!

[@healthybysai4511]

Can​ I​ practice​ to​ do​ this​ without​ trianer, there​ is​ no​ fitness​ in​ my​ town​:)

[@KinoYoga]

Yes, you can. If you're totally new I'd recommend you start with my one month beginner yoga challenge. Find the playlist on my channel page and subscribe.

[@healthybysai4511]

Thanks​,,​😆😆

[@orchidlylyn]

Thank you for your help! ;-)

[@ddpenna3916]

Woof you KINO🎈🎈🎀🎀

[@vijendersingh7385]

which is better to learn first mayurasana or pinchamayurasana

[@emmarachum9954]

Would you recommend learning a handstand, before the forearm balance?

[@kitaabdosti]

Hi Kino. Would you recommend it doing this pose supporting with the wall? I am still not able to lift my body without a bit of jump. Just can't make out as where am I making a mistake. :(

[@DuncanChua]

I'm working towards a handstand. Would consider this pose before mastering the handstand?

[@yokosada]

Omg 🌟

[@ivyrod8617]

I feel the weight transfer when the leg is up and the other leg lifts a little but I can't lifted up because I tend to fall over same thing happens to me when on reg hedstand I can't go farther than with my knees on my chest AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG?????

[@KinoYoga]

Thanks Jonathan! I do have one video on meditation :-) Check it out.

[@kamrin2501]

👍🏻🙏🏼

[@Wief5]

When I try this, I can't get up because my upper back hurts too much. Can I do something about that?

[@virendradr]

Love very strongly ,passionately and forcefully for your miracles action,postures

[@arielbutler6961]

Its a working progress...

[@Yogamama100]

I prefer to have my hands close together (thumbs touching) and elbows shoulder width apart. I find this to give me a bigger heart opener. Is this incorrect?

[@onedayati]

Thanks

[@domchan]

What's the quote from the Yoga Sutra again please?

[@bcchy2011]

Hi Kino, every time when I practice this pose there are bruises appeared at my elbows, but this would not happen in my elbow plank or headstand. Why is like that?

[@madisonreeves7814]

are you using a yoga mat?

[@christinachuah2664]

Can i know how to overcome this problem?

[@sanyuktadutta5604]

What happens if we arch the back in the beginning? It’s happening to me 😒

[@m.bulayimasedeke2962]

I can do an elbow stand on the wall but I can't hold it without the wall freely like you can do it. Any tips? ( i think I just need more strength and stability and core strengths I'll practise them.

[@KinoYoga]

It's just takes more practice :)

[@gggggggggggggg41]

why do I get major rug burn on my elbows when I do this pose??

[@elizabetht1010]

I have the strength I need to do this, but I can't get my legs close enough to bring my hips over my shoulders. Any tips/modifications? I feel like I should be flexible enough to do it, but I don't know, I can't do it without collapsing my shoulders forward.

[@KinoYoga]

+Elizabeth Tcheiguine Bend your knees a little or if you can't walk your feet in, then try to work on deepening your forward bend and your shoulder flexibility. And remember, be patient and don't force yourself.

[@lpsashelytv5440]

Cool

[@anja9528]

I can't transfer the weight. No matter how closely I walk my legs.

[@YogawithUday]

I like the way u pronounce sanskrit sutras

[@angelsweet4475]

if u got a humped back how am i suppose to help that please help

[@jessievooleeha7652]

I keep face planting to the floor once the lower leg floats off the floor....

[@m.bulayimasedeke2962]

Try and push your elbows forward but not too forward into a bridge ( depends if u want elbow bridge )

[@elenalorajohnson737]

You can't just lean over if your hamstrings are tight. So I have to kick a little to get myself up there.

[@beautyalchemy584]

Planks are probably a breeze once you can do this!

[@ashleydj30]

i knew that as Tinger Stand

[@yogasandeepathreya9912]

This posture can help for have suffering from like and epilepsy some others patient can do this poster it's wonderful to help for healthy tips of this poster try this tell to your

[@Orangejuizcez]

This is easy *does it and breaks back* Ok nope ouch!

[@venoth1980]

you're simply gorgeous...

[@jazmyneevans2486]

You kill me hate this stuff dang

[@Kemet3.0]

Kino you only weight about 100pounds. So this is really easy for you.