admin Bhujangasana, or Cobra Pose, holds a wealth of benefits for the whole body.
The backbend is a subtle or dramatic pose depending on how deep you go, your day, your body, and your practice.
No matter how deep you make your Cobra, it will still physically affect your frontal plane and your posterior plane from your toes up to your chin. This pose will promote positive changes to your internal organs and also benefit your emotional health.
You can reap many benefits from Cobra Pose if you regularly practice it.
Reduced Stress and Anxiety
Cobra Pose opens the heart and relieves stress. As you move your chest forward, roll your shoulders back and up as you do. This will help to pry open the rib cage in the hold.
Reduce Asthma
This posture opens up your chest cavity, allowing your lungs to expand. It is great for reducing asthma and allergy symptoms.
Once you’re one hold, deep breaths will help expand your diaphragm.
Improved Digestion
Compressing your lower back while stretching the frontal plane will stimulate the kidneys.
This is a full-body stimulation of the gastrointestinal system!
Strength and Flexibility
In just one pose, you can strengthen your spine, gluteal muscles, thighs, and arms. Cobra Pose tones your gluteal muscle, giving you a firm bottom.
Stretching your stomach after core exercises is important for flexibility. Cobra is an easy way to do this.
Relieve Neck and Back Pain
It is particularly beneficial to those of us who spend our days hunched at a computer, steering wheel, or phone. Stretching your neck, shoulders, and chest muscles can help relieve tension in the upper body.
Running and Cycling
Cobra Pose is a great way to stretch your hips and prevent injuries. Cobra Pose helps to reduce the risk of injury in the most commonly used area.
If you increase your flexibility and blood flow in this area, it will help your body recover more quickly from a long run or ride.
Sciatic pain
An impingement on the sciatic nerve can cause a shooting pain in your leg. It could be your spine or the muscles around the sacrum and hip. The solution to this problem is spinal stretching and increased flexibility.
This area can be stretched by alternating between a low Cobra pose (elbows bent deeply to soften any spinal impingement) and a Child’s Pose with engaged fingers (fingers stretched out in front and hips sunk back heavily).
In order to advance your yoga practice, it is important to listen carefully to what your body wants. Cobra Pose benefits increase the more you pay attention to the depth your body is willing to go in a given moment.
