cobra pose
Chest-lifting yoga backbend
Cobra pose is a yoga position performed lying face down, then lifting the chest and head while keeping the hips on the floor, creating a backbend that resembles a cobra with raised hood.
The pose stretches the spine and opens the chest: Hold cobra pose for five breaths.
Also called bhujangasana.
- asanaYoga body position
- hatha yogaBody-focused meditative exercise
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- serpentCunning, limbless reptile
- backReverse side; support
prone position · cat-cow · open · lumbar vertebrae · downdog · pranayama · morning stretch · press · chest · abdominal muscles · upward-facing dog · pectoral muscles · thoracic vertebrae · hood · belly · lift · deep breath · cat stretch
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- stretchesback extension, cat stretch, cat-cow, cat cow, forward fold
body orientation to ground
cobra posecorpse pose
Supine yoga rest position
savasana · child's pose · fish pose · bridge pose · fetal position