Urdhva Mukha Svanasana - Upward facing dog

by Cyndi Lee

From your belly, place your palms in line with your chest and come to the tops of your feet. On an inhalation, lift everything up off the floor except the feet and hands, coming into Upward-Facing Dog. Even though your legs are apart, look for a magnetizing energy between them, sending a charge up the spine. Allow the spine to sink into the back of the heart to open the chest. Move the inner edges of the shoulder blades down and toward each other, once again creating space, this time in the neck. Soften and draw the front of your throat in lightly to create even more space in the back of the neck. Stay here for 2 breaths, then push yourself back into Down Dog and hold for 3 breaths.