downward-facing dog
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Noun
downward-facing dog (plural downward-facing dogs)
- (yoga) A pose whereby the hands and feet are placed on the floor and the hips raised, creating an inverted V-shape.
- Synonyms: adho mukha shvanasana, down dog, downward dog
- 2009, Nanette E Tummers, Teaching Yoga for Life, page 115:
- From downward-facing dog, stretch forward onto the toes and hands.
- 2011 August 19, The Guardian:
- Forget Bikram. Now it's all about doing the downward facing dog in a silk hammock.
Further reading
Adho mukha śvānāsana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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