Dandasana
Staff Pose
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Dandasana is the foundation of all seated asanas -- forward bends and twists. As with all seated poses, Dandasana can be made easier by placing height in the form of folded blankets under your buttocks.
Dandasana is the basic seated pose from which all the others originate. Think of it as a seated version of Mountain Pose or Tadasana.
Instructions:
1. Sit with the legs outstretched straight in front.
Chaturanga Dandasana
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Dandasana
Benefits: Strengthens thighs, back, core; stretches hamstrings, chest; lengthens spine
Helps: Poor posture, weak back, imbalanced spirit ...
Dandasana (Staff Pose)
It might look easy, but there's more to Staff Pose than meets the eye.
Purvottanasana (Upward Plank Pose) ...
Dandasana
Navasana
Tones kidneys. Strengthens abdominal muscles. Strenous.
Tuladandasana: The balancing stick posture that increases the circulation, and strengthens the heart muscle.
- Merudandasana
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Dandasana is the “Samasthiti” of the seated poses, most of our seated poses start from this position. Dandasana helps prepare the back for the forward bending postures to come.
Dandasana
In Dandasana your body should form a right angle so that a straight line perpendicular with the floor should be able to be drawn from the center of the ears through the outer shoulder and the outer hips.
Dandasana (Fig 21-v)
6. Knees should be kept touching the ground. Chest also should touch the ground. Lower part of the belly as well as the buttocks be kept a little raised above the ground. Forehead should touch the ground. Now exhale.
Sthiti: Dandasana or sitting in a chair.
PRACTICE
Bend the right leg at the knee, place the right foot on the left thigh.
Begin in Chataranga Dandasana
On an inhalation, roll onto the tops of the feet (this allows the hips to come closer towards the hands.)
The only part of the body touching the floor at this point is your knees and hands.
Dandasana (Staff Pose)
Navasana (Boat Pose)
Salabhasana (Locust Pose)
Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend)
Sethu Bandha Sarvangasana (Supported Bridge Pose)
Sukhasana (Easy Pose)
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If your pelvis tilts backwards in Dandasana sit on a prop that provides enough height to bring your pelvis into better alignment. Use a stack of one or more neatly folded blankets, a yoga block or even a book as a prop to sit on.
Uddiyana bandha is also key to many asana practices. For example, in plank pose (lifted chaturanga dandasana or push up pose) lift from the abdomen upward while preventing the back from rounding.
From there, you get to deep- stretching poses like pigeon, twisting pigeon (I want to marry this pose I love it so much), child's pose and dandasana (seated stick pose). Then you end like you began, with a seated meditation. Ahhh...
 See also: Asana, Danda, Yoga, Body, Stretch
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