Sphinx Pose

              (Salamba Bhujangasana)

Coming into Sphinx Pose

 

1. Come and lie down on your belly

2. Bring your elbows underneath or slightly in front of your shoulders, about shoulder-width apart.

3.  Let your forearms rest comfortably on the mat and allow your shoulders to soften away from your ears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported Options

 

🌙 If you’d like a little more height, you can place a block or bolster underneath your elbows. Let your chest rise gently without forcing the movement.

🕯️If your neck feels tired, you can support your head with your hands, or use one or more blocks at a comfortable height.

🕯️Find a position where you can soften. Relax your legs, your glutes, your belly, and let your breath slow and become natural.

🌿Lift the head, or let the head drop down, doesn’t matter.

🕯️We are targeting the lumbar spine and the sacrum.

🕯️If the body does open up and you are invited to go deeper, you might beable, to bring more height underneath the elbows and support yourself more.

🌿 There is nowhere you need to go. Find the version of the pose that feels right for your body today.

🌙Now, to come out, lower yourself down, nice and slow.

🌙Turn your head to one side; you can rest your cheek on your palms.

🌙If you still feel there’s some compression in your lower back.

🌙You can draw the knee up beside you, whatever you’re looking.

Benefits

🍃 Sphinx Pose is a gentle backbend that encourages a soft opening through the chest and heart space. By creating more space across the front of the body, it can support deeper, more comfortable breathing and gently mobilise the spine.

✨ Encourages focus, stillness, and mental clarity.