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But Camel is a more accessible pose for a lot of yoga students.
Camel allows you to experience deep spinal extension without having to support your weight with your arms. The pose is one of the asanas in the Bikram Yoga sequence. The name Ardha Ustrasana, Half Camel pose , is given to two different poses. Learn the foundations of Camel Yoga Pose or Ustrasana.
Whether you are learning the basics or looking to go deeper, use this foundational yoga practice to slow it down, tune in and play. Beginning with the most superficial level of benefits, Camel Pose increases flexibility in the spine, stimulates the nervous system, opens the chest and shoulders, improves circulation and digestion, and stimulates the thyroid. In Ustrasana, Ustra means Camel and Asana means Pose and hence the name Camel Pose.