Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose) | Yoga For Slimming | About Yoga in Spanish<br /><br />Bhujangasana or the Cobra Pose, is one of the main backward bending asanas used in yoga. In Bhujangasana, the head and trunk resembles a cobra with raised hood, hence the name (‘Bhujanga’ means Cobra in sanskrit). <br /><br />Bhujangasana is easy to perform and is integrated into other yoga practices like the surya namaskara, where it appears as the 8th pose in the series of 12 poses.<br /><br />Benefits:<br /><br />-Bhujangasana may strengthen the spine, stretch the chest, shoulders, and abdomen, firm the buttocks, and relieve stress and fatigue. <br />-Traditional texts say that Bhujangasana increases body heat, destroys disease, and awakens kundalini.
