Pincha Mayurasana

Pincha Mayurasana
pin-cha my-your-AHS-anna) piñca = feather
mayura = peacock

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You could try doing this pose with a partner, however, you need to be able to come to a head-stand on your own before attempting this posture.

Dri-fit VS Cotton

Which is better for yoga? I am sure that most of the avid yogis has a drawer or two filled with yoga attires. Dri-Fit which is polyester as picture above or Cotton? Most athletes would choose Dri-Fit for its lightness, its quick absorbent and evaporation effect. I do like Dri-fit for all the things i've just mentioned, but, its cotton that feels oh so comfortable on the skin. I have tried dri-fit and cotton crop tops, pants and tops. Dri-fit pants works really well with me as its doesnt leave spots of sweat as compared to cotton,especially if its light coloured! Please! if you wear cotton pants, just make sure the colour is dark! you can't see yourself, but others can (can is gossip in my blog??). Some sweat so much at the groin area that it leaves blotches of sweat THERE! and there was another that left water marking after the toilet visit, and she/he was talking to others with the legs wide apart not knowing that others were looking at her & probably noticed THAT wet spot THERE ! arghhhhhh... I am just highlighting the effects of light coloured cotton pants. and since then, I have ever been so aware of myself.

I have tried both dri-fit and cotton crop-tops, tops. Though cotton crop-tops are very comfortable to the skin and absorbs sweat, however, sweat does not evaporate quick enough after a really good workout! I myself caught cold many times after my cotton crop-top was drenched in sweat! therefore, now I use dri-fit crop top with sometimes cotton top. I recently got these and the salesperson assured me its dri-fit, but the tag indicates cotton! But, to my pleasant discovery, Rockwear, does ROCK! Its absorbs well and evaporates quick enough, and at least its not made in china as Nike, Reebok, Stella McCartney, etc. If its pricey, wait for the 50% sales, just like i did, hehe. If I remember the name of the shop correctly, Hoohoohaha in Plaza Damas carries some good range of yoga attires.






Its interesting to watch a studio full of practitioners with their yoga attire, some has matching top with their pants and some would just put on a simple yet comfortable over-sized t-shirt and a track bottom. Is there really a "proper" attire as some may argue???? Some people may find it simply an eye-sore if the pants are a little too hipster and it shows some of the crack in between the cheeks and the teachers definitely have an interesting view from the front with the plunging neckline?? I learnt a new word from class, "commando". If you are scratching your head right now wondering what it means (like i did!!), i did witness a girl with hot shorts, definitely not tight enough to hold on to her thighs, exposing whatever she has as she went commando! As I was behind her, I had to practice with my eyes closed most of the time, LOL (I am sure your know what is commando by now).

Whatever your yoga attire may be, as long as it gives you a fulfilling practice at the end the class, is what matters the most.