Precautions Camel Pose
The Camel is an advanced and powerful yoga
posture, which should be only practiced by intermediate and advanced students in a full version.
The Camel is a posture that should be done after the body is warmed up sufficiently as it provides a quite deep
backbend.
After completing the Camel posture, always release the lower back by going into the counter pose, the Child’s pose
(Shashankasana) and stay there for a while.
It is a good workout for the ankles, thighs and groins, and it helps to tone the calf, neck and abdominal muscles.
The Camel has many benefits for the practitioner; however, in some health conditions this posture should not be
practiced.
Three important reasons (out of many) not to do yoga posture – Camel:
1) Anyone with severe back problems or recent/chronic knee, shoulder or neck injury should not do this posture.
2) In pregnancy do not practice this yoga posture.
3) In case of hernia do not attempt this posture.