Boost Your Immune System WithThe Cobra Pose

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Yoga can invigorate your immune system, release stress and enrich your life overall. The Cobra Pose is especially powerful: It is said to promote flexibility in the spine and encourage the chest to open. It can also:

1. Strengthen the spine
2. Stretch chest and lungs, shoulders, and abdomen
3. Firm the buttocks
4. Stimulate abdominal organs
5. Relieve stress and fatigue

Plus, it soothes sciatica and may even help to relieve asthma. See how to do the Cobra Pose.

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