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Downward Dog

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Instructions

  1. Start on the floor on your hands and knees, with hands under your shoulders and knees under your hips
  2. Curl your toes under and lift your hips towards the ceiling
  3. Hold your body in an inverted V shape, pressing into the hands. You can keep your knees slightly bent if that is more comfortable.
  4. Hold for 15-30 seconds, increasing the time as you get more comfortable. Repeat for 1-3 rounds

Make it your own

  • Try it in a chair
  • Place your hands onto the seat of a chair and walk your feet backwards until you feel a comfortable stretch. Straighten your back and lower your chest
  1. Start on the floor on your hands and knees, with hands under your shoulders and knees under your hips
  2. Curl your toes under and lift your hips towards the ceiling
  3. Hold your body in an inverted V shape, pressing into the hands. You can keep your knees slightly bent if that is more comfortable.
  4. Hold for 15-30 seconds, increasing the time as you get more comfortable. Repeat for 1-3 rounds
  1. Start on the floor on your hands and knees, with hands under your shoulders and knees under your hips
  2. Curl your toes under and lift your hips towards the ceiling
  3. Hold your body in an inverted V shape, pressing into the hands. You can keep your knees slightly bent if that is more comfortable.
  4. Hold for 15-30 seconds, increasing the time as you get more comfortable. Repeat for 1-3 rounds

 

 

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