Cow Face Pose

You Should Feel

Stretch in your outer hip and thigh of the bottom leg. Deep stretch in your shoulders and arms. Seated compression.

How to Get Into the Pose

• 1Sit with legs stacked—one knee directly over the other, feet out to sides
• 2Sit tall, both sitting bones grounded
• 3One arm reaches up and bends, other arm reaches back and up to meet it
• 4Hold hands, strap, or simply reach hands toward each other
• 5Keep chest lifted, avoid leaning to either side

Modifications

• •If hips are tight: Sit on a block, or extend bottom leg instead of folding it
• •If shoulders are tight: Use a strap between hands, or simply reach without binding
• •If you can't stack knees: Cross legs in a comfortable seated position instead
• •To deepen: Fold forward over your legs while maintaining arm bind