Mermaid Pose | Beginner to Advanced

[@kalamalahala]

Hi! I took up tennis in 2019 and recently added yoga as a supplemental workout and find it very rewarding although I'm only really doing work at the beginner or elderly level in my group classes. I saw a photo of a mermaid pose and went "wow!", googled it and found your video. I appreciate the step-by-step instructions as well as the variable options. I'm 6'1" 240lbs and can't quiiiiite get my foot to my elbow in my practice yet, but I can certainly visualize how to get there better than I could before. Thanks for your work making and uploading this video :)

[@MarissaWalch]

you're welcome! :)

[@yota268]

You can't say if you can't do pigeon pose this pose is not for you. I couldn't do it 8 years ago and couldn't do mermaid or the splits but with consistency, practice and patience I have accomplished the poses. Unless you mean for medical reasons that is a whole different story. Thank you for showing us the moves step by step. I'm always in tune for a refresher. If it wasn't for my trainer I wouldn't accomplish to pursue my dream❤

[@janedoe5084]

She means master the pigeon first before going into mermaid

[@dazzlingbrxa]

It's just 12 days I've started doing yoga watching youtube.. And yes I am able to do this pose also😍 So happy🤗

[@MarissaWalch]

Great news - glad you enjoy the videos! :)

[@Jessica_BR]

I'm most achieving this pose. I'M SO HAPPY 😍😍😍

[@jwfvanderheijden]

Hi! I'll take the instructions! Do you have them for grabbing the back foot with two hands? Kind Regards

[@gikaartnfashion3043]

I love this tutorial!!! Thank you so much🙏. Can you do more on difficult poses & how a beginner could progress. Poses like 3 leg down dog. I find very difficult to lift the leg up properly as many experienced yoga people do. My question is how can I approach there. Do I have to use any band or anything? Thank you🙏

[@thecraftscolumn3765]

wow! It is amazing ...i love the way you teach ! Thank you for this wonderful video 👏

[@lynnelowe8461]

Great thank you. I was struggling trying to do this today. Will try again tomorrow watching this video 😁🙏

[@MarissaWalch]

love it - enjoy! :)

[@celestema2506]

Thanks for the video! I'm really wobbly in the pigeon pose, what's missing?

[@af7472]

Thank you very much!!!! The detail on the shoulder was everything!!!

[@MarissaWalch]

So happy for you and thanks for practicing with me!

[@reenamaniyandra2787]

Thank you sooo much for makin it so simple, much love and power to you

[@MarissaWalch]

you are very welcome - thanks for practicing with me!

[@dicla9370]

woww thanks, it turns out to be so easy

[@MarissaWalch]

glad you found it helpful :)

[@ishachakraborty8096]

I tried today, for the very first time, and I did iiiiit! Yeah! Thank you for I'm am with with yoga poses, it was motivating.♥️❄️

[@MarissaWalch]

So glad that you enjoyed it! :)

[@olgaj9267]

Wish I was this flexible :) Great job! Thanks and Namaste

[@MarissaWalch]

Olga J of course - keep practicing!!

[@alyf.6698]

My favorite pose!!!

[@felinemocha1995]

Hi this is my fave pose will try and use ur techniques to better it ! Just wondering how u then progress to bring the foot to head ? Struggling with the arm movement !

[@MD-vj5ln]

Thank you so much..now I can do this pose.learned from you..Your teaching technique is very useful.love from India

[@savannadobbins9207]

I really wanted to do that

[@roxyflippinbands9501]

Thank you

[@MarissaWalch]

you're welcome! :)

[@emanuelefatucchi4687]

grazie lezione yoga

[@oatmilk1508]

Thank you, Marissa. This helped me a lot

[@MarissaWalch]

Miriam you are welcome! Thanks for subscribing! :)

[@natcbg]

Thanks for sharing

[@MarissaWalch]

You bet!

[@Stephie788]

So helpful. Thank you!! Subscribed!

[@MarissaWalch]

so glad that you enjoyed it and thanks for subscribing! :)

[@joycellacerda]

Great. Muito obrigada ❤️

[@MarissaWalch]

You are very welcome! :)

[@shantibadana2893]

Hey thank you..... it worked for me

[@MarissaWalch]

Great and you are very welcome :)

[@brennarayne6882]

Just what I needed. Thanks, this is really helpful.

[@MarissaWalch]

so glad you liked it - thanks for practicing with me!

[@snigdhak3543]

Can you do the peacock pose ?

[@MarissaWalch]

I'll work on this one!

[@peiling5527]

nice! thanks!

[@MarissaWalch]

You're Welcome!

[@raajseykar7804]

Excellant

[@sydney.sandiego]

I feel like I’m doing something wrong here, I seem to be unable to lock my foot into my elbow.. it barely makes it to my forearm. I’m definitely more flexible than average, but I’m thinking my groin and thighs aren’t as flexible as I’d like. Could this be why I can’t nail this pose just yet?

[@sydney.sandiego]

I can do the splits on both sides though! Thought I might throw that piece of info in there as insight. Do you have any suggestions for improvement?

[@MarissaWalch]

Hey - glad you used this video to help move into different poses! It sounds like you may have some tight quads and possibly your back may not be ready for the pose as it’s a big backbend so maybe try and make sure your super warmed up - it’s a hard “bind” to grab your foot and put it in your elbow so it’s not simple and takes lots of time and muscle memory developed - aka flexibility! Good luck :)

[@natcbg]

@@MarissaWalch I think my quads might be tight too because I can do upward pose but is really hard to do this pose. Ill try your tips!

[@mamata.j.rajput8386]

Great 👍👍👍

[@MarissaWalch]

Thank you 👍

[@SgAnka]

Marissa it will be great if it is shown on the other leg)))because what we can see?😩😂

[@muthyalnagarajudavanagere2843]

Morni yoga beautiful 👌🧘‍♀️💝

[@MarissaWalch]

Thank you 😊

[@cuznmani665]

Great video. Shared to my Snapchat following. ✅🙂

[@MarissaWalch]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@basakbilgesugelbal5252]

💓💓💕🙏🏻

[@kandaridhanbir4962]

🐧🐤🧚‍♂️👍👍🌸💐💐

[@kimmywilliams7656]

I have never read or seen this pose called merman. A little strange.

[@Winniecupie]

I can do pegion pose but not bend back

[@katherinejaconello7334]

I thought this would help me begin. It's not for beginners. Advanced.

[@exoticpash8823]

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