If you’ve ever been to a single yoga class, you’ve heard of Downward Dog. It’s a great warmup for the entire body, but adding something as simple as a single twist can drastically change its effect in a good way. A Revolved Downward Dog can strengthen the hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, back, hips, and feet. It stretched the lats, shoulders, abs, hamstrings, and calves, along with increasing spinal mobility.
Instructions
-From Downward Dog, bring your left palm to the centre of the mat and reach your right hand back to your left thigh, calf or ankle. You can bend your knees as much as you need to to get the twist in your upper body.
-Look up, twist and press your left palm firmly into the mat.
-Hold the pose for 5 breaths, in and out through your nose.
-To come out of the pose, take a deep breath in. Exhale, release the pose and switch sides.
Timing
-Revolved Downward Dog is a great twist to do when you come out of the water, to loosen up your upper body
Contraindications
-Avoid this pose if you have a wrist, shoulder or back injury.
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