Tiryaka Bhujangasana – Twisting Cobra Pose

Tiryaka Bhujangasana | Twisting Cobra Yoga Pose

There are many benefits of practicing Tiryaka Bhujangasana. It opens up the shoulders and neck. It also tones the abdomen, strengthens the entire back and shoulders, improves flexibility of the upper and middle back, expands the chest, improves blood circulation, reduces fatigue and stress. This asana is useful for people with respiratory disorders such as asthma.

Tiryaka Bhujangasana or twisting Cobra Pose is good for correcting postural defects of the upper spine. In Sanskrit, Tiryak means oblique, slant or transverse and in this case is translated as Twisting. Bhujanga means Cobra or a serpent and Asana means a pose. Tiryaka Bhujangasana is good for the flexibility of the spine and strengthens the arms and shoulders.



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