08/04/2020
*GAUMUKHASANA*
*THE COW FACE POSTURE* 🐮🧘🏽♀️
GaumukhAsana refers to a cow face posture. (Gau- Cow, Mukh- Face, Asana-Posture)
A seated yoga posture, It helps stretch the arms, triceps, shoulders, and chest. Requiring the practitioner to sit erectly, it also enhances one’s posture.
Method of Practice:
•Sit with your legs fully outstretched.
•Bend your left leg, bring it from under your right knee and place your heel near your right hip.
•Bend your right leg, bring it over your left knee and place your heel near the left hip.
•Raise your right hand straight up above your head, bend it at the elbow towards the back.
•Take your other hand backwards from below, bend it at the elbow to grasp the right hand, interlocking your fingers as shown in the picture.
•The head must remain straight and facing front.
•Stay in this position as long as you are comfortable but not more than a minute is necessary.
•Unclasp your fingers and come to the starting position.
•Repeat with the opposite leg and hand.
Limitations / Contraindications:
•Severe arthritis of the shoulder joints or frozen shoulders
•Arthritis of the lower limbs
Benefits:
•It loosens all your joints.
•It stretches your spine.
•It improves blood flow to the pelvic region.
•It stretches the hips, thighs, ankles, chest, shoulders, arms and wrists.
•It helps to relieve stiff shoulders.
•It helps to reduce backaches.
•It aids in treatment of sciatica.
If it doesn’t Challenge you,
It doesn’t Change you.🌷
-Fed Devito.
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&Light to ALL 💫🦄🌈
@ Mumbai, Maharashtra