Ustrasana: Camel Pose ( Ustrasana ) =

Camel Pose ( Ustrasana ) = "Ustra" means "Camel" and "Asana" means "Pose". Hence the name "Camel Pose." It’s an intermediate-level back bending, chest opener pose. With the entire spine bent backward, the chest and upper abdomen look like the back of a Camel. Its origin is in modern yoga and a pose introduced by the Iyengar yoga lineage. Its a part of our intermediate Iyengar sequence. In this pose, stress is upon the thighs and the entire back, leaning backward and inwards. In this pose ... Ustrasana or camel pose is a more convenient backbend yoga pose that may help strengthen muscles and maintain breathing. It is a flexible pose with variations that can be attained using props and different arm positions. Camel Pose or Ustrasana is an intermediate level back-bending pose, that increases the strength of the whole front part of the body. It stretches the whole front body providing flexibility and mobility to the body. Ustrasana (Sanskrit: उष्ट्रासन; IAST: Uṣṭrāsana), Ushtrasana, or Camel Pose[1] is a kneeling back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise.