Gomukhasana or Cow Face Pose is an asana

Asana

Asana is a body position, typically associated with the practice of Yoga, originally identified as a mastery of sitting still, with the spine as a conduit of biodynamic union...

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Etymology

The name comes from the Sanskrit words Go (गो, Go) meaning "cow", Mukha (मुख, mukha) meaning "head" or "mouth", and Asana (आसन, Āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat".

The word Go also means "light", so gomukh may refer to the light in or of the head, or lightness of the head. The posture gets its name because the thighs and calves of the person performing it resemble a cow's face, wide at one end and tapering toward the other (not apparent in image used here).

Anatomical Focus

The pose stretches several parts of the body simultaneously, including ankles, thighs, hips, chest, neck, arms and hands.

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