camel pose
Heart-opening yoga stretch
Camel pose is a yoga backbend performed while kneeling, arching the spine backward and reaching the hands toward the heels.
The pose opens the chest and stretches the front of the body.
In Sanskrit, it's called ustrasana—the shape supposedly resembles a camel's hump: Hold camel pose for five breaths.
- backbendArching spine rearward
- back bendArched body position
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
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