adho mukha śvānāsana
Devanāgarī: अधो मुख श्वानासन Translation: downward facing dog pose Opposite words:ūrdhva mukha śvānāsana Related concepts:adhas, mukha, śvan, āsanaAppears in
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“Another simple posture is Adho Mukha Śvan Āsana.
the next step is to try them in some sitting postures such as Mahā Mudrā.
These Bandha can also be done in the headstand.
It is easy to do Bandha in this position because the lifting,
Uḍḍīyana Bandha, and holding up, Mūla Bandha,
of Apāna to the flame is almost automatic
because now the Apāna is above the flame.
If we can do the three Bandha in these postures,
we are ready to introduce them in our Prāṇāyāma.”
– TKV Desikachar ‘The Concept, Preparation and Techniques of Bandha’
Religiousness in Yoga Chapter Fourteen Page 197
– Short and Longer Term prerequisites for
“Bakāsana or Parśva Bakāsana
include:
Utkaṭāsana
Adho Mukha Śvanāsana
Caturaṅga Daṇḍasana
Nirālamba Śīrṣāsana
Viparīta Vṛkṣāsana”
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– Āsana only Theory Questions
“Identify a minimum of two modifications of preparatory Āsana
– which can be used to make Adho Mukha Śvānāsana more effective.”
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