What's the Deal with Cobra and Upward Dog?

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A few times a month someone asks me what the difference is between Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)and Upward Facing Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana). This video should answer the question once and for all!

Come see the difference for yourself at the studio...
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• upward
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• dog
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• Bhujangasana
• Urdhva
• Mukha
• Svanasana
• Patrick
• Kumiko
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[308tube]

its amazing how 2 simple looking poses can easily be done wrong. I'm on my 2nd month of doing p90x program and after watching this video, i realize now that im not really doing the poses right. ty for the explanation.

[yogagarden]

@308tube Forget p90x! Do The Peak Condition Project!

[pacificislandbeing]

OK. Thank you for helping me finally surrender the notion of Yoga's integrity; it has just become too diluted. Seriously, I shall give up the irritation and only pay attention to how I treat my body. This was a blessing to find. Perhaps you would consider the possibility that there might be more accurate, deep, and risk-free approaches. Your drawings are very nice and that wooden practice platform is a great idea. Happy Kaliyuga!

[yogagarden]

@pacificislandbeing Your observations about the hyper-extended elbows are spot on and something I teach all my students and will remind Kumiko about. If you've got the time please watch my other videos and send me some feedback if you see any problems. We aren't perfect or claiming to be the purveyors of "the one true yoga" and would be happy to take constructive criticism! Thanks!

[cinderbutte]

Once again a lucid, bright, intelligent beautifully insightful video. The YogaGarden crew are awesome! Patrick your narration and descriptions are spot on, and Kumiko your practice demos are helpful and your aura is brilliant. I can't get enough of your classes -- and it's a guilty love because for me it's free! If I could come to Japan I would certainly take classes at your studio. Hope to see many more vids and I have a sneaking suspicion you'll become YouTube superstars.

[hejtack]

Your video is always great! Thank you patrick and Kumiko ;)

[msatrakkoic91]

i thought the only difference was that in one pose your knees were on the mat, and in the other,your knees were off?

[TheCloudXTraining]

Thanks for sharing. Btw, this girl is a cutie. :)

[domzalm1]

thank you very much for making it so so so simple. I was looking for a good explanation of the difference between them two poses. This is exactly what I needed. Namaste

[7means]

Beautiful!

[jughea6]

That was an awesome explaination! thank you so much!

[OgoTomO]

I subscribe.

Thanks. My heart is open to learning variations of Cobra. I've been advised to squeeze my elbows together and flatten out my pelvis. I'm a cyclist and I am in the beginning of my yoga journey. So, my psoas is still stiff. Pressing my feet together and down seems to help buoy my torso up and outward.

Love the drawings.

[blakedawg76]

I enjoyed this. Glad I found it. I am a newbie who is still learning the form. This really helped.