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Step 1
Rest on your hands and knees with a yoga block between your hands. Place the large flat side of the block on the ground and press your palms into the short sides, wrapping your fingers around the upper edge.
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Step 2
Keep your elbows even with your wrists and your wrists actively pressed into the ground. Slowly walk your feet up, lifting your knees off of the ground. Walk your feet in until your hips are above your shoulders and then lift up onto your toes, shifting the weight of your body into your forearms.
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Step 3
Gaze at the top of the yoga block as you find your balance and then lift one leg at a time overhead, just as you would for a shoulder stand or headstand. Keep your toes pointing and press your abdomen out to help gain balance.
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Step 4
Hold the pose for 10 to 15 seconds with your heels directly above your head. When ready, bend one knee to your chest at a time, lower your feet and come to a resting position.
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Step 5
Squeeze the block firmly as your press down into the floor with your forearms and wrists. As you gain strength in the wrists, begin turning your palms out and away from the block. When you can comfortable rest in the feathered peacock pose with your palms turned face up, remove the block completely.
