# @blissfulbuda_ on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWOppLSDo1X
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/60932327-blissfulbuda-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-23T13:39:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Alexa Thomas (Buda) | Yoga Teacher (@blissfulbuda_) — https://gondola.cc/blissfulbuda_

## Caption

Upward Facing Dog vs Cobra!! 

Do you know the difference? 

Alignment tips :
Coming into UFD from Chaturanga 
-As you lower from high plank to chata the elbows bend to create a 90° bend from shoulder to elbow to mat
-Keep your legs, thighs, hips lifted pressing only into the tops of your feet as you straighten arms for UFD 
-Squeeze inner thighs and heels together behind you 

If your students are taking cobra in their chatas this can still be extremely active if done correctly. 
-From high plank shift forward lower half way to chata; keep the body in one line from crown to heels as you continue to lower the body all the way to the mat. 
-Press actively through the tops of feet, hip bones and quads as you lift up into cobra 

Which is your fav? #yoga #hotyoga #chaturanga

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hotyoga, yoga, chaturanga

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