Sphinx (hold)

Salamba Bhujangasana

Yogaeasytimedno equipment

Gentle prone backbend propped on the forearms: elbows directly under (or slightly ahead of) the shoulders, upper arms vertical, forearms and palms flat and parallel, pelvis and legs on the floor.

How to do it

1. Lie face down, legs straight hip-width, tops of the feet flat.
2. Place the elbows under the shoulders, forearms parallel pointing forward, palms flat.
3. Press into forearms to lift the chest; upper arms vertical, elbows bent 90 degrees.
4. Pelvis, thighs and feet stay on the floor; shoulders away from ears; head neutral, gaze forward.

Muscles worked

addominali, lombari