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In-depth Knowledge of Bhujangasana | Cobra Pose | Tone Abdominal Muscles | Improve Mental Health

The Yoga Institute · 6:51

In this practice

Key teachings

  • Understanding and perfecting Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)
  • Correct body alignment and engagement for backbends
  • Linking breath with movement for deeper practice
  • Cultivating qualities like determination, alertness, and precision through asana
  • Developing self-confidence and faith in self and higher reality

Ideal for

  • Individuals seeking to strengthen their back and core
  • Practitioners wanting to improve mental resilience and self-confidence
  • Beginners and intermediate students learning proper asana technique
  • Anyone interested in a detailed breakdown of Cobra Pose

Lesson

Instructions

One powerful asana to strengthen your back and also boost willpower. Gain in-depth knowledge of Bhujangasana or Cobra Pose - it's techniques, duration as well as physical and mental benefits.

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Steps

  • Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose) detailed execution
  • Pranayama (breathing technique) with specific counts for the pose (3-6-3)
  • Makarasana (Crocodile Pose) for relaxation
  • Sukhasana (Easy Pose) for sitting

Benefits

  • Strengthens the back and spinal column
  • Tones abdominal muscles and reduces constipation/flatulence
  • Boosts willpower and self-confidence
  • Improves mental health and develops a calm state of mind
  • Stimulates spinal nerves and corrects minor vertebral displacements
  • Increases alertness and precision

Transcript

Namaste my name is dhes sukarya and she is vsha and today we are going to learn a technique called bujang Asana bujang is a Sanskrit word bujang means Cobra Asana means posture so we'll learn detail about this ASA let us learn the requirement of this ASA is that one has to lie prone and this is one of the best backward bending posture in heart yoga so we'll learn this technique so vti will you please Li down prone turn on the side and then lie down [Music] prone now firstly how people are doing wrongly this posture that I would like to show you we'll start with the legs first the legs some people put their legs the toe inside the toe should not be inside the toe should be out both the legs should be together and yes Hands by your [Music] chest the elbow is hugging the body and the forehead is on the ground even some people does this technique by taking the legs broad they do it like this this is wrong you should do it both the legs together now there are four main instructions in this particular posture the first is forehead on the ground Hands by your chest elbow hugging body body and both the legs together this is very important another thing when you are coming up you will come up with the strength of your thorax not the strength of your arms and that to will come up till our Neville only we will not go beyond Nevel because as you will come up till Nevel slowly and gradually when you will come up you will come up with first with cervical then then slowly thorax then slowly Lumar and then slowly the stretch will come to your sacral region also and if you do it perfectly it will come till your six so we'll do this technique now slowly she will raise her neck slowly very slowly cervical very slowly come up thoracic very slowly she will come up till Neville so Lumar region and she will hold her breath here and then the dishy is at nasagi and then exhaling she will go down we will do it one more time with counts so we are going to do this technique with inhalation three count hold for six count and exhaling three count see how she is raising her neck and how she is raising her trunk till her Nevel she will raise so please observe it very carefully inhale 1 2 3 hold your breath 2 3 4 5 6 exhale 1 2 3 one more time inhale 1 2 3 hold 2 3 4 5 6 exhale 1 2 three such six rounds we have to do it with three inhale six hold three exhale after doing that do the macassan relaxing posture and Toes together legs apart normal breathing very slowly turn on one side turn on one side fold your legs go into thasan take support and sit in sukasa so this was bangasa Cobra posture so friends uh we have learned this technique and now our Guru hansi will throw more light and give more insight into this ASA thank you very much namaskar buag gasan is a very powerful back bed gas practicing two to three rounds of this assen daily can develop self-confidence strength and Willow it is one of the best asset to tone up deep muscles supporting the the spinal colon and drunk the way in which the head is raised in the final position in this Asen is similar to Fan Cobra the purpose of creating this posture is to embe the qualities observed in the Cobra determination alertness and precision which are most desirable for a sadaka in the path of yoga as you lift your upper body and bend backward you emite awar B to face any situation with confidence kujang gasan also helps to develop a calm state of mind and faith in self and in higher reality apart from the mental benefit this Asen has tremendous physical benefits when you practice buag gasan there is stimulation of the spinal nerve the alternative contraction and relaxation correct minor displacement of the vertebra it tones up the abdominal muscles and also reduces constipation and flatulence keep practicing this Asen you will see huge difference physically and mentally namaskar

Practice summary

Level
all levels
Duration
6 minutes
Equipment
yoga mat
Target areas
spineback musclesabdominal musclescoreshoulderschest
Energy
balancing

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