108 Postural Practice Pointers – 12 – The Viniyoga of Daṇḍāsana

Postural Practice Pointer 12 – The Viniyoga of Daṇḍāsana

“The starting point determines the journey.”

Legs are together unless some anatomical reason why this is not possible
The sides of the feet are maintained together, stretch the back of the heels
A key point here is having active hips, releasing the knees can activate the hips
Someone who is stiff in spine and legs will certainly need to release the knees
Release the knees as much as is required to extend the spine towards vertical
Someone who is flexible may also need to release the knees so as to activate hips
Shoulder blades are back, feel the channel between the shoulder blades
Back of the neck drawn up to help lift chest up
Hands or fingers on the ground back by hips but not weight bearing