After years of development and improvement, yoga postures have slowly become known to the public. However, although the public understands what yoga is, they are not very clear about some yoga postures. Sometimes they even pretend to be pretentious and do some postures incorrectly. There are some similarities and differences between Upward Facing Dog and Cobra Pose. Then you Do you know the difference between Upward Dog and Cobra Pose? Let’s go take a look below!
1. The difference between the pubic bone leaving the ground and the pubic bone sticking to the ground.
In the first cobra pose, the pubic bone should not be lifted off the ground, so that our lumbar spine can be exercised to the greatest extent and we can get the effect of practicing this pose.
2. The difference between straight arms and bent elbows.
Both poses are "clamping the upper arms close to the body", but the first cobra pose has the hands in front of the shoulders directly under the shoulders, with the elbows bent; the upward dog pose has the hands directly under the shoulders, with the arms Straighten. When practicing Cobra 1, place your hands on the ground to assist balance, with the center of gravity on your legs; when practicing Upward Dog, place your hands on the ground to provide support!
3. The way the back is stretched is different.
In the Cobra pose, the upper back is stretched backwards, the chest is expanded, but the sternum is pushed upwards, and the strength of the back is evenly distributed without squeezing the lower back; in the upward dog pose, the strength of the upper back is stretched upwards and forwards, and the sternum is upwards and forwards, but the sternum is upwards and forwards. The ribs are expanded to both sides, and the chest and torso should be slightly forward than the arms. It feels like the force at the shoulder joints is pushing the upper body forward, not a shrug.
It is worth noting:
When practicing these two postures,
1. Open your fingers and leave a gap between the palm and the ground. Distribute the weight evenly on the hand and do not put too much pressure on the wrist.
2. Friends with insufficient arm strength or poor waist can place their forearms squarely on the mat, which will put less pressure on the waist.
3. Press the instep on the mat.
4. Don’t shrug your shoulders, lower your shoulders and open your shoulders.