Description:

'Gomukha' is a Sanskrit term which means cow faced.



English Name: Cow-Face Pose



Procedure:

1. Sit in Vajrasana keeping your head, neck and the spine in one single line. Place your hands on the respective knees, look in front and breathe normally.

2. Start inhaling very slowly through your right nostrils; fold your right hand at the elbow raising the back of the palm towards the neck with the fingers facing upward.

3. Do the same thing with your left hand and place it on your left shoulder.

4. Then try to interlace the fingers of your left hand with those of the right hand and form a lock.

5. This is Gomukhasana; retain this posture for one minute before coming back to your original position.



Benefits:

1. Enhances body flexibility.

2. Increases blood circulation.

3. Stimulates and activates the finger joints, shoulders and the spinal cord.

4. Strengthens the lungs, chest and the bones.