An Australian man who was trapped in a pond with just his nose above water credits yoga to his remarkable survival.

David Miller, 45, was riding an excavator on his property Tuesday when an edge of a dam gave way, tossing the machinery into the water and him beneath it.

For two hours, he kept his back dramatically arched underwater in order to breath.

“I was trapped and had to keep my head up above water using my arms, I guess it was the cobra position,” he told Sydney’s Daily Telegraph.

It was not until a neighbor heard his cries for help and called rescue crews.

Miller was taken to a local hospital to be treated for hypothermia and minor back injuries.

“I’m not a yogi but I guess you could say yoga saved my life,” he said. “That and the will to live.”

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