Dandasana (Staff Pose)

Dandasana
Dandasana
Padangustha Dandasana
Padangustha Dandasana
Urdhva Hasta Dandasana
Urdhva Hasta Dandasana

Dandasana

don-DAHS-anna

“danda” = staff or stick

Staff Pose

Also known as: Stick Pose

Heart of Pose

  • Stabilizing
  • Neutralizing
  • Forward Bend 

Notes

  • Sometimes considered a seated version of (or comparable to) Tadasana (Mountain Pose).
  • Often used to neutralize and/or assess change during and after other seated poses.
  • Lengthening hamstrings beforehand makes it easier to sit upright in this pose.

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