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How to do Gomukhasana - Cow Face Pose

Yoga & You · 1:13

In this practice

Key teachings

  • Proper alignment for Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose)
  • Mindful stretching and awareness of sensations
  • Bilateral practice for balance

Ideal for

  • Beginners and intermediate practitioners learning Gomukhasana
  • Individuals seeking to improve hip and shoulder flexibility
  • Those experiencing back, shoulder, or neck stiffness

Lesson

Instructions

Gomukhasana or Cow Face Pose helps stretches the ankles, hips and thighs, shoulders, armpits and triceps, and chest. Might be difficult initially, but as you practice, you will reap in a lot of benefits.

Steps

  • Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose)
  • Vajrasana (Thunderbolt Pose) as a starting position
  • Arm variations (clasped hands behind the back)

Benefits

  • Relieves back-ache
  • Relieves stiffness in shoulders and neck
  • Alleviates tiredness and tension
  • Induces relaxation
  • Improves posture
  • Stretches ankles, hips, thighs, shoulders, armpits, triceps, and chest
  • • Relieves back-ache • Relieves stiffness in shoulders and neck • Alleviates tiredness and tension • Induces relaxation • Improves posture
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Transcript

[Music] gomo castles first sit in Vajrasana then lift the hips up and sit to the left side take your right leg across your left leg such that your right knee sits directly above your left knee make sure you're not sitting on either of your feet now take your left hand behind from below and your right hand behind from above and clasp your fingers behind your back feel the stretch in your back [Music] to release the arson release one hand at a time release the leg which is on top come back to our arson and repeat on the other side [Music] you

Practice summary

Level
intermediate
Duration
2 minutes
Equipment
yoga mat
Target areas
ankleshipsthighsshouldersarmpitstricepschestbackneck
Energy
balancing

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