Puppy Pose
From all fours, walk the hands forward and melt the chest toward the floor while the hips stay over the knees; the lats and shoulders lengthen.
How to do it
Setup
On all fours, hips over the knees, the tops of the feet flat or the toes tucked.
Steps
- Walk the hands forward until the arms are long.
- Lower the chest and forehead toward the floor, hips still over the knees.
- Hold and breathe, then walk the hands back in.
Common mistakes
Hips drifting back toward the heels: keep them over the knees, or it turns into Child's Pose. Lower back sagging into an arch: draw the belly in and reach the tailbone back. Shoulders hunched to the ears: reach long and let them drop.
Breathing
Slow and even through the hold.
