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Puppy pose tutorial - how to enter Anahatasana

Pavithra Shetty · 0:50

In this practice

Key teachings

Practice within personal limitations
Promoting the let go attitude
Developing compassion
Achieving a state of calmness

Ideal for

Beginners to intermediate practitioners
Those seeking to open their shoulders and chest
Individuals interested in gentle backbends
Practitioners looking for calming and mood-elevating poses

Lesson

Instructions

This is a great backbending pose to open up your shoulders and chest. Within your yoga practice there maybe poses and variations offered that your body is not ready for or are not suitable for you. Please practice within your own personal limitations.

Steps

Puppy Pose (Anahatasana)
Backbending techniques
Chest and shoulder opening
Tabletop entry and alignment

Benefits

Opens shoulders and chest
Expands chest and supports heart/lung functions
Promotes a 'let go' attitude
Develops compassion
Elevates mood and promotes calmness

Transcript

we're going to begin in a tabletop position with either your palms down or your elbows walk the hands forward melting the chest into the floor remember to keep your hips above the knees and you can place either your forehead or your chin on the mat remain in this pose for one minute if possible or maybe less practicing this pose expands your chest it supports your heart and lung functions we recite all the physical benefits it offers amazing mental benefits like promoting the let go attitude develops compassion it elevates your mood it also helps to achieve a state of calmness

Practice summary

Level: beginner
Duration: 2 minutes
Equipment: yoga mat
Target areas: ShouldersChestUpper backHeart center
Energy: calming

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