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Sun Salutations Video Series: How to do Upward Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana)

November 9, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

Upward Dog

by Kara-Leah Grant Like Chatranga Dandasana, Urdhva Mukha Svanasana is a posture we usually only spend a breath or two in during yoga class. It's a posture of transition and movement. And it's a posture that's very easily to do badly, creating stress on our lower back and shoulders. For this reason, it's a posture I'm now wary of teaching in a general, drop-in yoga class. Yes, it's a staple of sun salutations and yoga, yet many of the people I see coming to class aren't yet ready to swoop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Yoga Practice, Home Yoga Practice Video, The Foundations Tagged With: cobra, sun salutations, upward dog, Urdhva Mukda Svanasana, video

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