How To Do Upward Facing Dog Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

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what's up dog what's going on with your upward facing dog bad habits tend to creep in with our yoga poses over time either due to complacency or maybe we never really learned this pose properly the first time regardless of the reason we are going to examine the three biggest mistakes in your upward facing dog and how to fix them [Music] hello magnificent human beings my name is land and slaughter helping you discover that fun and consistent at-home yoga practice today we will be taking a short journey through our upward facing dog discover some of the more common issues and how we can fix these problems let's get started right meow you're not one of those weird dudes who tuck their t-shirt into their shorts are you because that's the only reason I can imagine someone wanting to tuck their toes in this pose as well the solution here is simple just be sure to press the tops of your feet into the mat when you keep your toes tucked in this pose it sends a lot of strain into your low back pressing the tops of your feet in the mat will help you to lengthen and grow like you should hey how long have you been doing yoga oh well I've been doing yoga for quite a while now and I've been coming for about five years okay well I don't literally mean I have a news flash for you upward-facing dog was never really meant to be a back bend Cobra is a back bend however upward-facing dog really means you want to lengthen and grow throughout your entire back your shoulders aren't earrings so let's just go ahead and leave those down okay I don't know I think it's pretty stylin I mean they kind of match my complexion well of course your shoulders match your complexion because that's your natural complexion I it's surprisingly common to have your shoulders up higher than they should be if you can bring your shoulders down and back just a little bit it'll give you some opportunity to grow and lengthen it if you are not already a subscriber I would love if you would