downward-facing dog

English

Noun

downward-facing dog (plural downward-facing dogs)

1. (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