Gomukhasana= Cow face pose
Garudasana= Eagle pose
Hybrid pose of Gomukhasana and Garudasana hybrid pose.
A Sanskrit word, Gomukhasana literally translates into a cow face posture (go – cow, mukha – face, asana – pose). A seated yoga posture, Gomukhasana can be performed along with a set of different seated asanas. It helps stretch the arms, triceps, shoulders, and chest. Requiring the practitioner to sit erectly, it also enhances one’s posture.
Benefits of Gomukhasana:
- Cures sciatica
- Helps in high blood-pressure
- Reproductive organs are toned and massaged with regular practice
- Cures stiff shoulders
- Elongates spine
- Beneficial for those with bad posture
- Reduces stress and anxiety
- Strengthens back muscles
- Stimulates kidneys
- Strengthens muscles of ankles, hips, thighs, shoulders, triceps, inner armpits and chest.
Contraindications:
1. Shoulder pain or injury: If you are experiencing excessive shoulder pain, refrain from doing Gomukhasana. If the pain in the shoulder is not much, do the posture under the supervision of a trained yoga teacher
2. Pain in any of the key body parts: It is advisable not to do the asana when any of the body parts which are stretched while doing the posture are in heavy pain
3. Soft tissue injury in leg: Soft tissue injury means the damage of muscles, ligaments, and tendons. It generally arises from a strain or sprain
4. Muscle tear or pain in thighs
5. Bleeding piles
6. Spondylitis
Garudasana
Garuda = the mythic “king of the birds,” the vehicle of Vishnu. The word is usually rendered into English as “eagle,” though according to one dictionary the name literally means “devourer,” because Garuda was originally identified with the “all-consuming fire of the suns rays.”
Benefits
- Strengthens and stretches the ankles and calves
- Stretches the thighs, hips, shoulders, and upper back
- Improves concentration
- Improves sense of balance
- Contradiction and Caution
If you are standing and practicing eagle pose, then, a practitioner with knee injuries must avoid or be careful while doing this pose.
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