Crocodile Pose | Makarasana

Crocodile Pose Instructions

1. Lie on your belly, with your legs extended back.
2. Cross the arms under your head and rest your forehead on the wrists.
3. Stay in crocodile pose for 1 to 2 minutes.

Mindfulness Practice

Breathe deeply and with each exhalation allow your body to melt into the floor. Close your eyes, relax and let the legs fall open.

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Makarasana Benefits

The crocodile pose is a great pose to help you rest between challenging prone poses. This is a very soothing yoga pose that helps calm the mind, reduces anxiety, and promotes good quality sleep.

Contraindications

Pregnancy.

Preparatory, Complementary and Follow-Up Poses

Start with bow pose, locust pose, or cobra pose and then relax in crocodile pose. Follow-up with rabbit pose or downward dog pose.

Related Yoga Poses

Try these other yoga poses to relax and relieve stress and tension:
Elephant pose
Half boat pose
Revolved downward facing dog pose
Eye of the needle pose