Easy Yoga Postures : Cobra Pose

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The Cobra Pose is called Bhujangasana in Sanskrit. It is named so because when we are in this pose, our posture resembles a snake. Moreover, a snake has a strong and straight spine. This pose would help us to keep our spine well balanced.

If the flexibility of the spine is to be increased, this is the yoga pose that can help us. In doing this Bhujangasana, we stretch our shoulders and it strengthens our spine area. In addition to this, this pose helps in toning the muscles of the abdomen, spine, and even the buttocks. This yoga pose is one of the beck-bend types of poses.

Those who practise the variants of Cobra pose have described their benefits. Doing Cobra Poseon regular basis,  help to reduce the fat deposited in our belly region. The belly-fat is seen to have reduced after regularly doing this pose. In addition to this, the problem of constipation is also eased, as the Yoga Poses increases the general strength of our body, and the digestion is also improved.

How to Do Cobra Pose

The manner in which we can do the Cobra pose is given below. It is something like a set of procedures which we are to follow while doing Bhjangasana. Try to follow it carefully. Those who face spinal aches should avoid this for some time.

• After arranging your yoga mat on the floor, just lie face-down.

• Keep your palms pasted on the floor. Keep both the legs together and stretched.

• Now drag your palms below your shoulders and inhale.

• Press your palms on the floor and try lifting your back upward.

• Lift your body to the level where you are on your palms and toes.

• Finally, arrange your torso straight so as your head comes just over your palms. Here the whole body would look like a cobra with its raised head.

• Those who complain about feeling pain in their back would certainly benefit from doing this pose.

• It is one of the whole body postures, as it provides exercise to the whole of our body.

• This posture is done as a regular yoga exercise. The suitable time doing it is the early morning. You can do it before going out for the job. If we repeat the same pose for several times, it would be a good warm-up.

• cobra pose strengthens the muscles of arms and chest, as half of the body weight falls on the arms. Both the shoulders would be stronger if this pose is done regularly.

• If these poses are done as a therapy, you can reduce the extra fat deposited on your thighs and buttocks. If a person does cobra pose at the end working of a day, he or she would feel very much relieved. It would make us feeling stress-free.

• Some women have found this pose helping them to combat irregular menstruation. It might vary according to the respective health of the women, but practising of Cobra Pose would certainly help them.

How to Do Ardha Bhujangasana, Half Cobra Pose

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The beginners Do the above pose in half. It is called Half Cobra Pose, as sown in here. You can start doing many yoga postures at home. However, it would be better to enrol in a yoga school where trained teachers provide guidance. The experienced yoga trainers could help you know the technique of doing various difficult postures.

There are certain poses which can be done in the presence of a trained teacher only. To make your experience of doing yoga poses more comfortable and pleasant, you should have some yoga accessories. A fine yoga mat, a small cushion, and a comfortable yoga suit would be enough for the beginners. 

Maha Bhujangasana

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Here is another variation of this posture. For doing this pose, you are to be in the Half Cobra Pose as shown above. 

After that, you are required to twist your both the legs. Bend your legs inward. Make sure that there is no pain in any limb. 

If you feel comfortable doing this, try to get your foot soles touching your head at the backside. Then you will be in a pose shown here. 

Once you have practised for say two weeks or for a month, you will find that there is something like the increased strength in the upper back and the back-sides of your legs. It also experienced that, as the cobra pose stretches the muscles of the abdomen, too, it helps in digestion, too. It is because the abdomen muscles are stretched and contracted while we are doing the Cobra Pose.