According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2013 is the Year of the Snake, began on February 10, 2013
“Gung Hay Fat Choy!” (Happy New Year in Cantonese)
The Snake is the 6th sign in the Chinese Zodiac, following the Dragon
Find your Chinese Zodiac Sign HERE.
Celebrate with COBRA POSE (Naga-asana)
The Sanskrit word naga means snake or serpent.
HOW TO: Snake Pose
- Lie on your stomach, face down, legs and feet together.
- Place your hands on the mat under your shoulders.
- Inhale as you raise your head off the mat (use your core, without pushing up with your hands).
- Press into your hands elevating your torso to your fullest extent
- Hold for several breaths
- Exhale, slowly lower your body to the mat
Option: add a ‘hissing sound when you are raised in cobra pose
Variations:
Cobra with lion face
Knees bent feet in the air
Baby cobra – Cobra with bent elbows
Wide Leg Cobra
Twisted Cobra
More Calendar Theme Yoga Poses
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