Bhujang Asana: “Bhujang” is sanskrit word and its meaning is “Cobra “and asana meaning is “Posture” which known as Cobra pose.
Step by step get into position:
1. Lie down on your belly in “Supta Tadasan”.
2. Bring your palm beside to chest elbow is closer to the body.
3. Pointing toes press top of the feet on the mat.
4. Rolling thighs in and pressing the top of the thighs on the mat.
5. Rolling buttocks tuck tail bone in press pubis on the mat.
6. Inhale press the palm and lift the chest up extending both tortious evenly shoulders rolling back and down look up “Bhujang Asana “.
7. In final pose your feet are together or hip with distance apart, elbow is closer to the body in line shoulders.
8. Exhale slowly bend the elbows bring the chin and chest down on the mat into Makara asana to relax and complete with cat stretching and go into child pose.
Sequence of the position is
Supt tadasana > Bhujangasana > Makarasana > marjariasan > balasana
Benefits:
1- Bhujangasana help to open the heart, chest and lungs.
2- This position strengthens the back, shoulders and chest muscles.
3- Bhujangasana improves the digestion and give the massage to internal organs.
4- Cobra pose helps to stretches muscles in the chest and abdominals
5- This position Decreases stiffness of the sacrum, lumber and thoracic spine
6- It Increases spinel flexibility which best remedy for those who work a lot of sitting work.
7- It is good for woman’s menstrual irregularities and ovary cyst
8- It is works on heart to balance heart circulation and make free from high and low blood circulation
9- It tones and Stimulates organs in the abdomen
10- This pose help to make free from mental stress and fatigue
11- It is good for sciatica suffering people
12- It is ancient medicine for symptoms of asthma.
Contraindications:
1- Those who suffering with spinal problem avoid it.
2- Those who have surgery of stomach in past three or six month avoid it.
3- Those who suffering with high blood pressure look down don’t lift the head up.
