Cobra pose
It is also performed in a cycle of asanas in Surya Namaskar, Salute to the Sun, as an alternative to Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Upward Dog Pose.The backs of the feet rest on the ground, the legs outstretched; the gaze is directed forwards, giving the preparatory pose.[11] An easier variant is Sphinx Pose, sometimes called Salamba Bhujangasana (षलम्ब भुजंगासन),[13] in which the forearms rest on the ground, giving a gentler backbend.[15] Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana, Upward Dog, is entered with an inhalation from a prone position (or from Chaturanga Dandasana or Ashtanga Namaskara 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.
Sanskrithatha yogayoga as exerciseSurya NamaskarYin YogaGheranda SamhitaSritattvanidhihalftoneYogasopana PurvacatuskaDownward DogKrishnamacharyaPattabhi JoisB. K. S. Iyengarprone positionSalabhasanaBalasanain pregnancyChaturanga DandasanaAshtanga NamaskarabackbendYoga JournalSjoman, Norman E.Singleton, MarkDivine Life SocietyIyengar, B. K. S.Light on YogaThorsonsJain, AndreaSelling YogaOxford University PressDorling-KindersleyNewcombe, SuzanneEquinox PublishingYoga Body: the origins of modern posture practiceAsanasDrishtiPranayamaSun SalutationVinyasaYoga as therapyAnjaneyasana (crescent moon)Bidalasana (cat)/Bitilasana (cow)Chakrasana (wheel) or Urdhva Dhanurasana (upward bow)Viparita Dandasana (inverted staff)Kapotasana (pigeon)Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (king pigeon)Ushtrasana (camel)Ashtavakrasana (8-angled)Bakasana (crane) or Kakasana (crow)Koundinyasana (the sage Kaundinya)Kukkutasana (cockerel)Mayurasana (peacock)Tittibhasana (firefly)Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward dog)Adho Mukha Vrkshasana (handstand)Halasana (plough)Sarvangasana (shoulderstand)Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge)Shirshasana (headstand)Viparita Karani (legs up the wall)Vrischikasana (scorpion)Anantasana (Vishnu's couch)Ashtanga Namaskara (eight-limbed)Bhekasana (frog)Chaturanga Dandasana (low plank)Dhanurasana (bow)Jathara Parivartanasana (belly twist)Makarasana (crocodile)Matsyasana (fish)Shalabhasana (locust)Shavasana (corpse)Vasishtasana (side plank)Yoganidrasana (yogic sleep)MeditationBaddha Konasana (cobbler)Gomukhasana (cow face)Gorakshasana (cowherd)Padmasana (lotus)Siddhasana (accomplished)Simhasana (lion)Vajrasana (thunderbolt)Bharadvajasana (the sage Bharadvaja)Marichyasana (the sage Marichi)Matsyendrasana (the sage Matsyendra, lord of the fishes)Pashasana (noose)Akarna Dhanurasana (shooting bow)Balasana (child)Garbha Pindasana (embryo in womb)Hanumanasana (monkey)Kraunchasana (heron)Kurmasana (tortoise)Malasana (garland)Mandukasana (frog)Mulabandhasana (root lock)Navasana (boat)Paschimottanasana (seated forward bend)Samakonasana (split)Virasana (hero)StandingParighasana (gate)Parshvottanasana (intense side stretch)Prasarita Padottanasana (wide stance forward bend)Tadasana (mountain)Trikonasana (triangle)Utkatasana (powerful)Uttanasana (standing forward bend)Utthita Parshvakonasana (sideways)Virabhadrasana (warrior)Ardha Chandrasana (half moon)Durvasasana (the sage Durvasa)Garudasana (eagle)Natarajasana (lord of the dance)Utthita Padangusthasana (standing big toe hold)Vrikshasana (tree)Subtle bodyThree bodiesFive sheathsChakraSushumnaDarshana UpanishadPātañjalayogaśāstravivaraṇaGoraksha SatakaGomukhasanaMuktasanaPadmasanaSiddhasana