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Urdhvamukha shvanasana

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Follow-up poses
  
Pose type
  
Backbend

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Note
  
Consult a doctor before beginning an exercise regime

Strengthens
  
Arm, Vertebral column, Wrist

Stretches
  
Shoulder, Abdomen, Thorax, Lung

Preparatory poses
  
Bhujangasana, Setu Bandha Sarvangasana

Similar
  
Urdhva Vrikshasana, Chaturanga Dandasana, Dandasana, Bhujangasana, Adho mukha śvānāsana

Ūrdhva mukha śvānāsana (Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन; [urd̪ʱʋə mʊkʰə ɕʋɑːn̪ɑːs̪ən̪ə]; IAST: Urdhva mukha śvānāsana) or Upward Facing Dog Pose is an asana.

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Etymology

The name comes from the Sanskrit words ūrdhva meaning "up", mukha meaning "face", śvān meaning "dog" and āsana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat".

Benefits

  • Improves posture, strengthens the spine, arms, wrists
  • Stretches chest and lungs, shoulders, and abdomen
  • Firms the buttocks
  • Stimulates abdominal organs
  • Helps relieve mild depression, fatigue, and sciatica
  • Therapeutic for asthma.

    • Cautions

    Common postural errors during this asana include overarching the neck and lower back. One recommendation is to keep the gaze directed down at the floor and focus on bringing movement into the area between the shoulder blades (the thoracic area, or middle back).

    Contraindications

  • Back injury
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Headache
  • Pregnancy

    • References

    Urdhvamukha shvanasana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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