Coming out from the pose, I was grinning with disbelief, more so as I was not having a good day; kept getting distracted and tried to not exert my right mcl further. Have been working on forearm balance for sometime now, incorporating it at the end of my weekly vinyasa practice. All this while I can barely kick myself up, let alone to have my lifted feet remotely touching the wall. Not until last week that I felt I was finally getting there: the hovering feeling with both legs off the mat. Though woobly as I was losing strength in my arms and shoulders, I managed to kick-up for the second time and stayed a few breaths. Much attribution of my success to my flow instructor who deconstructed and worked on this pose in class before leaving for his training overseas. Word of advise, it not only takes practice, more importantly, it is about conquering the fear of falling flat on your face and believing that you can do it.
Asana Unlocked: Pincha Mayurasana (Forearm Balance) with wall support
Short-term Goal: To kick-up and hold for five breaths against the wall
Intermediate-term Goal: To have one feet off the wall; to press-up instead of kicking-up
Long-term Goal: To press-up with both legs
Final Goal: Pincha Mayurasana (Forearm Balance) without wall support
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