The bhujangasana (cobra) pose is an easy entry intro yoga and represents the first step in backbend positions.

Benefits of the cobra pose:

• stimulates the heart & lungs
• also stimulates the thyroid, boosting your immune system
• strengthens the spine, shoulders, chest, abdomen and butt
• improves breathing & digestion
• massages the kidney and adrenal glands
• helps eliminate constipation

Traditional texts say that Bhujangasana increases body heat, destroys disease, and awakens kundalini.

Watch how to practice this pose correctly in this video:

This article is part of a series exploring different yoga poses to treat Crohn’s disease symptoms and to improve digestion.