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in a Surya Namaskar cycle), taking the feet a little apart. The legs are stretched out straight, the toes out (not tucked under), and the weight of the body is supported on the hands with outstretched arms so the hips are off the ground. The gaze is directed straight upwards, so the neck and back are
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An easier variant is Sphinx Pose, sometimes called Salamba Bhujangasana (षलम्ब भुजंगासन), in which the forearms rest on the ground, giving a gentler backbend. It is used in the long holds of
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Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana, Upward Dog, is entered with an inhalation from a prone position (or from
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Bhujangasana is part of the sequence of yoga postures in some forms of
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Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana, Upward Dog Pose, has the hips off the ground.
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The name Bhujangasana comes from the Sanskrit words भुजंग
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Matsyendrasana (the sage Matsyendra, lord of the fishes)
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Chakrasana (wheel) or Urdhva Dhanurasana (upward bow)
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Index


Sanskrit
IAST
asana
hatha yoga
yoga as exercise
Surya Namaskar
Yin Yoga
hatha yoga
Gheranda Samhita
Sritattvanidhi
halftone
Yogasopana Purvacatuska
Sanskrit
IAST
Downward Dog
Krishnamacharya
Surya Namaskar
Pattabhi Jois
B. K. S. Iyengar
A cobra with its hood raised.
cobra
Sarpasana, Serpent Pose, in the Sritattvanidhi
Sritattvanidhi
Bhujangasana in Yogasopana, 1905
Yogasopana
prone position
Downward Dog
Salabhasana
Surya Namaskar

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