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The "cobra pose" is done in the beginner class I go to but I skip it - my core is still not strong enough to keep my lower back from getting hurt. Instead I do
by dugmartin 15y ago
The "cobra pose" is done in the beginner class I go to but I skip it - my core is still not strong enough to keep my lower back from getting hurt.
Instead I do the "sphinx pose" while I keep my lower abdominals pulled in:
Cobra pose - http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/471 http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/471
Sphinx pose - http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2464 http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2464
- rquantz 15y agoThose poses show spinal extension, not flexion. It may be the GP was using the wrong word here. I've never seen a yoga class that focused on spinal flexion, but there are a lot of poses that extend the spine, and if done wrong they can cause injury. Most yoga teachers know this, though, and encourage students not to over-extend, either by keeping abdominals active as you describe, or by focusing the extension on the mid- and upper-back rather than the lumbar. On an only slightly related note, why doesn't gecko spell checker recognize flexion?