Yoga Anatomy

Gomukhasana

Cow-Faced Pose

go-moo-KAHS-anna

go = cow; mukha = face

E5267/Kaminoff/fig7.20a/417718/alw/pulled-r3

Triceps brachii

Subscapularis

Triceps brachii

(long head)

Classification

Asymmetrical seated pose

Skeletal joint actions

Spine Upper limbs Lower limbs

Top arm Bottom arm

Neutral spine with

slight extension in

thoracic spine

Scapular upward rota-

tion, elevation, and

adduction; shoulder

external rotation

and flexion; elbow

flexion; forearm

pronation

Scapular downward

rotation, adduction,

and depression;

shoulder internal

rotation and exten-

sion; elbow flexion;

forearm supination

Hip flexion, exter-

nal rotation, and

adduction; knee

flexion

(continued)

E5267/Kaminoff/fig7.20b/417719/alw/pulled-r3

Teres minor

Rhomboids

Latissimus

dorsi

Subscapularis

Posterior

deltoid

Triceps brachii

(long head)