Bhujangasana Yoga Cobra Pose

Yoga Prone pose - for neck pain - back pain

Bhujangasana yoga cobra pose is named so because it resembles a cobra with a raised hood. Like many other poses, this pose is taken from the animal kingdom.

The Sanskrit word bhujanga means cobra, asana means a pose, posture or position.

Bhujangasana is a back bending pose. In normal life, we may bend forward for many reasons. This backward bending is a good pose for a healthy back.

How to do bhujangasana - cobra pose?

Bhujangasana - Cobra pose

1. Lie down facing downwards, on your stomach.
2. Place your palms near your chest, fingers pointing forward.
3. Place your forehead on the floor. If you find placing forehead on the floor difficult, place your chin on the floor.
4. While breathing in, raise your upper body (neck, chest, and abdomen) with the support of your arms.
5. Let the neck go as backward as possible. Straighten the arms. Stretch slowly. Look upward to the ceiling.
6. Once you reach the maximum stretch that you can, breathe normally and stay in that position for a minute.
7. In the final position, your arms should be straight, chest is forward, shoulders are back and neck and the spine is stretched. Your heels should be together.

 

To get out of bhujangasana

1. While exhaling, lower the upper body, that is the abdomen, chest.
2. Place the forehead on the floor.
3. Bring back the arms to the side of your body.

 

Caution while doing bhujangasana

1. The stretch should make you feel good not strained or painful.
2. Do not hunch up the shoulders.
3. Let the arms be straight.
4. If you have a back injury, headache, pregnancy, do not do the asana.
5. If you have wrist problem, (carpal tunnel syndrome) , be careful.
6. The backbend should not be painful.
7. If you have a neck problem, do not look upwards, look straight.

 

What are the benefits of bhujangasana - cobra pose?

• Cobra pose strengthens the spine.
• Reduces back ache and stiffness in the neck.
• Firms the buttocks.
• Relieves stress.
• Stimulates the digestive organs and improves digestion.
• Relieves flatulence and constipation.
• Stretches chest, lungs, shoulders and abdomen. Allows deeper breathing.
• Gives relief from menstrual problems.
• Improves liver and spleen functions.

Basic Yoga Poses - Basic Yoga Moves

Basic yoga moves are part of beginners yoga poses

Every yoga practitioner learns these basic yoga poses during his learning process. Beginners too can easily do most of these basic poses. Some of them are a bit advanced poses.

The beginners will learn the difficult/advanced poses when they become intermediate level yoga practitioners. But for that there is no need to hurry. Every one learns at his or her own pace.

Benefits of basic yoga positions

These basic yoga moves or yogasanas, when practiced regularly improve health, reduce stress, improve flexibility, improve posture, sense of balance and concentration.

While doing these basic yoga positions, you become aware of the stress, tension in your body and you can reduce the tension which in turn improves physical and mental health, your life itself.

Basic Yoga Positions - Basic Yoga Moves

Standing basic poses

• Namaskarasana / prarthanasana - prayer pose
• Tadasana - mountain pose, also known as samasthiti
• Utthita Trikonasana - Extended triangle pose
• Vrikshasana - Vrksasana - yoga tree pose

Seated basic poses

• Baddha konasana - Bound angle pose
• Sukhasana - Easy seated pose - resting pose while doing seated yoga poses
• Vajrasana - Diamond Pose-Thunderbolt pose
• Navasana - Boat pose
• Padmasana - Lotus Pose

Basic forward bends

• Janu Sirshasana - Head to Knee Forward Bend
• Paschimottanasana - Seated Forward Bend

Basic Back bends

• Bhujangasana - Cobra Pose
• Dhanurasana - Bow Pose
• Shalabhasana - Locust Pose
• Ushtrasana - Camel Pose

Basic Inversion poses

• Halasana - Plow Pose
• Sarvanghasana - Shoulderstand
• Shirshasana - Headstand

Basic Relaxaton poses

• Shavasana - Corpse Pose
• Sukhasana - Easy seated pose

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