upward dog
Chest-opening yoga position
Upward dog is a yoga pose where you lie face down, then press your palms into the floor to lift your chest and thighs, arching your back with arms straight and shoulders drawn back.
The full name is upward-facing dog, often shortened in studio instructions: Now move into upward dog.
It typically alternates with downward dog in flowing sequences.
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- yoga classOrganized instruction in postures
- yoga studioSpace for guided stretching
- stretchPull to extend
- upper bodyTorso and arms region
pose · cobra · spine · backbend · chest · shoulders · mat · flow · asana · hips · pelvic tilt · arch · strength · breath · vinyasa · core · full body · plank
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- yoga posestree pose, child's pose, warrior pose, cobra pose, triangle pose
- stretchesback extension, cat stretch, cat-cow, cat cow, child's pose
- prone yoga posescobra pose, bow pose
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Yoga pose forming inverted V
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