Cobra Pose

Cobra Pose

Bhujangasana

This energizing and strengthening backbend opens your chest and lengthens your spine.

Benefits

• Lengthens spinal muscles and improves posture

• Stretches abdomen, chest, and shoulder muscles

• Strengthens back muscles and tones gluteal muscles

• Stretches lungs and breathing muscles to aid in deeper breathing

• Increases energy and warms the body

Contraindications

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or other wrist injury

• Back injury

• Pregnancy (check with your doctor)

Modifications

• You can modify by practicing Low Cobra and only lifting your chest and shoulders a few inches off the ground. In this modification you would use more back strength and less arm strength to lift you up

Chakras

This posture stimulates the Heart Chakra (Anahata), and aids in balancing energy around love, trust, and forgiveness.