Downward dog
An appropriate follow up to yesterday’s upward dog would be downward dog. This is the quintessential yoga move that everyone seems to know. I don’t know if it has something to do with the name and its connection to the sexual position of a similar name… but people seem to know it.
I also never really thought of it as anything a dog would actually do. Until I saw this.
Downward dog dog
So that makes more sense.
I consider downward dog to be my resting pose since it generally closes out a rather intense vinyasa. But it’s still a dynamic pose and, as always, you still have to focus and remain engaged.
Feet should be hip width apart, legs straight, shoulders externally rotated, back straight, hips pushing up to the ceiling.
Give it a try. It’s a nice one for runners to stretch out tight hamstrings.
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