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Bhujangasana
cobra pose
- Chestopener
- Stretches the chest, abdomen and shoulders
- Strengthens the back muscles
Contraindications
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GETTING INTO THE POSE
- From a lying position on your stomach place the hands with spread fingers under the shoulders with the fingertips in line with the tip of the shoulder and activate the bandhas
- Elbows magnetize together, close to the body
- With feet hip-width apart, push the instep into the mat, activate and straighten the legs
- Sitting bones move slightly towards the back of the knees, causing the pubic bone to press slightly into the mat and creating length in the lower back
- On an inhale: Use the back muscles to bring the sternum forward and up
- Shoulders away from ears
- Gaze is diagonally upwards along your nose
- The arms do not carry the weight but are a support, lift your hands if necessary.
BREATH
- Inhale: make length between your chin and your shoulders, between your sternum and pubic bone, and between your sitting bones and your heels
- Exhale: relax
- Or -
- Inhale: feel the chest expand in all directions
- Exhale: let go
GETTING OUT OF THE POSE
- On one exhale: bend the elbows and lie down again.
PREPARATORY POSES
- Crocodile pose
- Sphinx pose
SUBSEQUENT POSES
- Urdhva Mukha Svanasana | Upward facing dog pose
REPLACEMENT POSES
- Crocodile pose
- Sphinx pose
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