Bhujangasana | Cobra Pose

By sacredpaths

Posted November 4, 2018

In Asana Pose Feature

(boo-jang-GAHS-anna)

bhujanga = serpent, snake

Benefits

Strengthens the spine
Stretches chest and lungs, shoulders, and abdomen
Firms the buttocks
Stimulates abdominal organs
Helps relieve stress and fatigue
Opens the heart and lungs
Soothes sciatica
Therapeutic for asthma
Traditional texts say that Bhujangasana increases body heat, destroys disease, and awakens kundalini.

Modifications and Props

Keep a deeper bend in the elbows to decrease angle in low back

Preparatory Poses

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

Contraindications and Cautions

Back injury
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Headache
Pregnancy

Deepen

If you have the flexibility in the armpits, chest and groins you can move into a deeper backbend. Walk the hands a little farther forward and straighten your elbows, turning the arms outward. Lift the top of the sternum straight toward the ceiling. Bend the knees and touch the feet to the crown of the head.