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Seated Staff Pose Extended Arms (Dandasana)
Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend (Upavista Konasana)
Modified Forward Bend Over Both Legs (Paschimottanasana) ...

 


Staff Pose
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Chaturanga Dandasana
Dandasana
Parivrtta Dandasana
Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana
Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana I
Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana II
Urdhva Dandasana ...

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1. Sit in staff pose (dandasana).
2. Inhale and reach your hands forward, placing them on the floor next to each knee.
3. Exhale as you slide your hands down your legs, going as far as you can while keeping your spine straight. Hold for five breaths.

Dandasana (Staff Pose)
Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose)
Janu Sirsasana (Head-to-Knee Forward Bend)
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Dansasana (staff pose)
Navasana (boat)
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Four-Limb Staff Pose
Start by lying on the floor facing down with your hands beside your chest and your palms flat.
Spread your fingers wide and allow your arms to touch the sides of our body throughout the pose.

Perform the staff pose in yoga by creating a natural arch in the lower back. Find out more about the staff pose with tips from...
Yoga Exercises : Basic Yoga Positions ...

Extend the legs forward in Dandasana, the staff pose. Bend the left knee bringing the thigh and calf close to each other. The ball of the left foot touches the inside of the right thigh. Place your heel on the left upper thigh near your perineum.

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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Bakasana is often followed by Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose) or Salamba Sirsasana II (Supported Head Stand, Second version). Some practitioners jump in and out of Bakasana via Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose).

Four-Limbed Staff Pose - Dandasana
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Forward Bend pose - Hastapaadasana
Raised Hands Pose - Hasta Uttanasana
Mountain - Parvataasana
Prayer pose - Pranamasana ...

Simple inversions such as downward dog, standing forward fold, standing yoga mudra, shoulderstand, plow and supine staff pose create a temporary rise in blood pressure in the head which triggers the body's natural calming mechanisms, ...

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