Cow Face Pose
Gomukhasana
Seated
Intermediate
Cow Face Pose (Gomukhasana) is an intermediate seated pose. Shoulder and outer-hip opening.
How to cue it
- Stack knees center
- Bind hands behind back (use a strap)
- Lift bottom elbow, soften ribs
At a glance
- Drishti
- ForwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Seated
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Heart (Anahata)
Take care
Shoulder, knee.
Counter poses
What to offer after Cow Face Pose to let the body settle.
Build your class with Cow Face Pose in Cue
Drop Cow Face Pose into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.