Morning Energiser- Sphinx Pose / Salamba Bhujangasana

Begin by lying on your stomach and placing your forearms on the mat with the elbows aligned under the shoulders. Inhale to gently lift the chest and lengthen through the spine, keeping the shoulders relaxed. Exhale while softening into the posture without straining the lower back. Maintain slow, steady breathing throughout the hold.
This guided Sphinx Pose (Salamba Bhujangasana) posture practice offers a gentle backbend experience to encourage openness and mindful awareness. The practice supports spinal mobility, relaxation, improved posture, and a calming sense of balance. Ideal for gentle yoga, backbends, chest opening, breath awareness, flexibility, and stress relief.

Transcript

We'll move on to sphinx pose. So start by lying down on your abdomen. Keep the bombs. And the elbows on the floor. Squeeze your shoulder blades bring your chest forward and have a gentle stretch in the back. Make sure to constantly push your chest forward and squeeze the shoulders. Your chin is parallel to the floor. Feel a good stretch. It's to gently activate your spine. And slowly. Rest the chin on the back of the palms and relax. We will practice this. Three more times again. Keep your shoulders and elbows in one line palms relax open your chest if you're comfortable move your shoulders back chest forward. Uh. . . And slowly relax. Take a quick break. And we start again, Elbows on the floor, Opening the chest, Squeezing the shoulders. Make sure every time you're keeping the shoulders closer, Bringing the chest more forward. And if you're comfortable, Start looking more upward. Feel the blood rush in the back of your body and relax. One last time, Keep your chest. Open elbows on the floor and feel a good stretch. Relax. Back of the palms. Holding your chin and Relax your body.