Salabhasana

Salabhasana ("locust pose") is a yoga posture. It is a form of back bend, or spine stretch, using the strength of the upper and middle back to lift the weight of the legs as high as possible from a starting position face down on the floor. Most people find Salabhasana to be a very "strong" i.e. difficult and challenging posture to practice, and as such it not only improves flexibility and coordination, but also has strength and stamina benefits.

In several styles of yoga (e.g. Bikram Yoga, Astanga Yoga, Salabhasana is commonly performed after Bhujangasana, "cobra pose", which is a related posture working a different part of the spine.

In the Bikram style, the posture referred to as Salabhasana has three stages which follow one after the other. The posture of the same name in Astanga corresponds to stage three of the Bikram style posture.

Many beginners find that their shoulder and elbow flexibility is not sufficient to allow them to get the hands palm down right underneath the body, or that it is quite uncomfortable or even slightly painful to be in that position.

ee also

*List of Hatha yoga postures