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I dreaded this day 🙈. No joke. I never did a tutorial or a ‚Do this and not that‘ post’ because discussing this pose is like fighting over politics or religion … futile 🤣 ⠀ It’s Day 6 of #Yogissentials and I want to show how I practice & teach #DownwardFacingDog or #AdhoMukhaSvanasana 🐕 ⠀ 🐕 My DownDog is never still. I’m always wriggling and moving and organizing myself. 🐕 My dog is a happy dog, wagging it’s tail. 🐕A happy dog is sniffing around so he knows who’s been already here. Always sniffing to see what’s coming. If the dog sniffs its own rear … well, you know what that means 🙊😂 🐕 My DownDog never tucks his tail because only a diminished or a beaten dog will tuck the tail. 🐕 My dog lifts a leg every now and then and twists his body in every direction. 🐕 My dog uses all four limbs. 🐕 My dog wants to play with others. 🐕Sometimes my dog shortens the stance to scratch his back. ⠀ I want to be that happy dog, jumping through the fields, ready to rock my world #dogsjustwannahavefun ⠀ Please know that there is no such thing as right or wrong. It’s about joy and terror. ⠀ If you want to know how my metaphors translate into the physical aspects of this pose let me know in the comments. ⠀ The only thing I want to add is that „my“ DownDog is always about a long back and there should be no angle between the arms and the torso. The shoulders will thank you. Aside from that I see this pose as an equilateral triangle (60° triangle). All three sides are equally long and my measure is plank pose. ⠀ Show us your happy dog and I’d love to hear what makes it your happy dog. ⠀ Check out my co-hosts Cristina, Brian & Ray to learn what they have to say about their dogs ❤️ ⠀ Your Hosts: @bchanwarrior @highonyoga @raymurse_yoga @yogamand ⠀ our Sponsors: @byoganow @moonchildyogawear (gifted mat & outfit) @ohmmeapparel ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #beadog #haveoptions #trustthemeasure #becurious #trianglelove #SuryaNamaskar #vinyasa #alignmentmatters #education #yogaeverydays #startsomewhere #yogaforbeginners #newtoyoga #yogatips #yogateacher #katonahyogametaphor #katonahyoga #katonahyogateachers

Hello Sunday. Time to wake up the front body. ⠀ Day 5 of #Yogissentials is #UpwardFacingDog or #UrdhvaMukhaSvanasana 🐕 As a bonus I offer a good ol' #CobraPose or #Bhujangasana 🐍. Both poses are a lovely stretch of the chest and lungs, shoulders, and abdomen. ⠀ The most obvious differences: legs & pelvis are well off the floor in Up Dog legs, pelvis, and even my lower ribs stay on the floor in Cobra with my elbows bent. I prefer a max of 90 degree. pull yourself forward and up while the toes ground you. The lower body has to to the same work as in UpDog. ⠀ The traditional way to get into UpDog is to lower down from Plank to Chaturanga * hover over the ground * roll over your toes * slide through your arms and up (imagine you follow the inside of a sphere or a ball) * press into the top of your toes like crazy (find your pinky toe) * engage your thighs * navel in & up * microbend your elbows * chest moves along that sphere while your toes anchor your fully engaged body ⠀ Please avoid * Hanging in there * Arms locked * ‚Turtle Necks’, visible collarbones * ‚Wet Noodle‘ legs * head thrown back * double chin ⠀ I prefer a long neck but feel free to tilt the head slightly back, gaze forward. always move in two directions #polarityrules You can use blocks under your hands ⠀ I did a #BeginnerTutorial on this pose some time ago. I will share it in my story/highlights for easy access. ⠀ Check out my co-hosts Cristina, Brian & Ray with his bonus vids. I love what they teach me ❤️ ⠀ Your Hosts: @bchanwarrior @highonyoga @raymurse_yoga @yogamand ⠀ our Sponsors: @byoganow @moonchildyogawear (gifted mat & outfit) @ohmmeapparel ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #SuryaNamaskar #vinyasa #backbend #alignmentmatters #education #backbend #everydayyoga #startsomewhere #yogaforbeginner #newtoyoga #yogatips #yogateacher #katonahyogateacher

Hello, good morning & a happy Saturday for everyone. We are on Day 4 for #Yogissentials with THE #FourLimbedStaffPose or #ChaturangaDandasana 🚧 I’m offering 3 variations today (last slide shows a real time vid). ⠀ TOP Knee-Chest-Chin We all start with this bc we don’t have the #strength yet to do the full version. But know that only 3/4 of your body is working here (knees to head). ⠀ * from plank bring down your knees * legs engaged (press the ball of the feet down) * navel in & up * elbows over wrists * shoulders protracted * lower your upper body ⠀ If you always do it this way the full pose will elude you for an eternity. If you are ready to #upyourgame try the next, admittedly not the most common one #startsomewhere ⠀ MIDDLE Engage-The-Entire-Body * from plank slightly bend your legs * stick your bum out, chest forward * navel in & up * elbows over wrists * shoulders protracted * lower your upper body ⠀ Your entire body has to work here (toe to head). It’s different, it’s uncommon but dang. Just spice things up a bit. ⠀ BOTTOM Chaturanga * thighs on fire meaning Tadasana. Engage your thighs. Pull knee caps up. * navel in & up * elbows over wrists * shoulders protracted * lower your upper body ⠀ As you may notice all 3 variations need a fully engaged body. Navel is always in & up, elbows always stay above the wrists, shoulder blades are always protracted. ⠀ I won’t say anything about „moving forward“ or „down“ or whatever. I just ask you to keep the integrity of your shoulder girdle („broad shoulders“). Don’t let your elbows splay out. REMEMBER the tissue in the back of your armpits. ⠀ Challenge yourself and place two blocks behind your forearms as shown in yesterdays 2nd slide. Do the Chaturanga without knocking them over. I might do a story today 😉 ⠀ Check out my co-hosts Cristina, Brian & Ray with his bonus vids. They do a wonderful job ❤️ ⠀ Your Hosts: @bchanwarrior @highonyoga @raymurse_yoga @yogamand ⠀ our Sponsors: @byoganow @moonchildyogawear (gifted mat & outfit) @ohmmeapparel ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #alignmentmatters #education #yogaforbeginner #newtoyoga #shoulder #shoulderstrength #vinyasa #sequence #yogatips #yogateacher #katonahyoga

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