How to Do Downward Facing Dog Pose

Learn the basics of this foundational yoga pose.

Downward Facing Dog, or Adho Mukha Svanasana, is one of the most recognizable poses in yoga. It’s also a posture that you’ll return to many times during practice. These tips can help prepare you to feel steady and strong in this equal-parts stretching and strengthening pose. Downward Facing Dog can build hand, wrist and upper body strength. It can also stretch hamstring and calf muscles.

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