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Bhujangasana

Bhujangasana, or Cobra pose (Sanskrit: भुजङ्गसन), is a hatha yoga posture. The name comes from the Sanskrit words bhujanga (snake, serpent) and asana (pose).

Bhujangasana may strengthen the spine stretch the chest, shoulders, and abdomen, firm the buttocks, and relieve stress and fatigue.

Traditional texts say that Bhujangasana increases body heat, destroys disease, and awakens kundalini. Bhujangasana is often followed by Salabhasana.

Common postural errors during this pose include over arching the neck and lower back. One recommendation is to keep the gaze directed down at the floor and focus on bringing movement into the area between the shoulder blades (the thoracic area, or middle back).^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Hatha yoga postures

[edit] References

1. ^ [1]Yoga for Chronic Pain, Part I, By Timothy McCall, M.D.

Lasater, Judith Hanson (July-August 2005). "Instant yoga: Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)". Natural Health 35 (7): 24. 

Wilson, RL (February 1976). "An introduction to Yoga". American Journal of Nursing 76 (2): 261–3. doi:10.2307/3423818. PMID 1044224. 

[edit] External links

• Pizer, Ann. "Cobra Pose - Bhujangasana". Yoga. About.com. http://yoga.about.com/od/yogaposes/a/cobra.htm. Retrieved February 14, 2007. 
• Andrini, Franz. "Video of Cobra Pose - Bhujangasana". Yoga. Zendle.com. http://www.zendle.com/community/store/content/32899073/75944688019869/Bhujangasana.html. Retrieved July 21, 2008.