Makarasana

Crocodile Pose (Makarasana)
Glossary of yoga poses for beginner and intermediate yogis
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Makarasana (prone position)
Position of readiness
Lie face down on the floor on your stomach, hands stretched backwards close to the thighs and the legs straight.

MAKARASANA
This Asana acquiring the form of the] Alligator (Maker) is so named after the shape, the Asana assumes. There are various methods of performing this Asana.

Makarasana: crocodile'' pose
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* Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V on Matsyendrasana ...

Makarasana (Dolphin Pose) [10][11]
[edit] Variations
Salamba Shirshasana 2 (Headstand 2)[12]
Salamba Shirshasana 3 (Headstand 3)[13]
Baddha Hasta Shirshasana (Bound Hands Headstand)[14] ...

Makarasana (the crocodile pose).
Lie flat on the stomach. Raise the head and shoulders and rest the head in the palms of the hands with the elbows on the ground. Relax the whole body and close the eyes. Breathing is natural and rhythmic.

Simple relaxation postures such as the corpse pose (shavasana), the crocodile (makarasana), and the child's pose (balasana) are particularly helpful in relieving anxiety and nervous irritability.

Frontal Corpse or Crocodile (Makarasana)
Before and after all asanas you must relax for as long as necessary. The position that you adopt for relaxing between back bends is a variation on the Corpse Pose, in which you lie on your front.

They practiced yogasanas and pranayamas followed by 20 minutes of relaxation techniques like Shavasana, Makarasana or Yoganidra.

Repeat 5 times.
Relax in Makarasana.
Limitations
Those who have undergone the abdominal surgery may avoid this Asana for 2 months.

See also: Makara, Yoga, Breath, Posture, Bhuja