Downward Dog Pose

Downward-Facing Dog Pose

Do It Better: Improve Your Upward-Facing Dog in Yoga

Yoga Pose Breakdown — Urdhva Mukha Svanasana aka Upward Facing Dog Pose

Downward facing dog can be a challenging pose - especially for beginners. It can be a burden on the shoulders to weight-bear on your hands, not to mention the wrists can protest as well! Here's an option to try so you get the feel of the pose - and enjoy its benefits... Do it at the wall! Place hands a bit wider than shoulders and turn hands out slightly (so index finger points to ceiling). This allows more space in the shoulders when arm move overhead. We want the shoulder blades to move (they

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