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1 week agoChaturanga Asks You to Step Into Your Full Strength
Chaturanga Dandasana requires physical integrity and body integration rather than flexibility, coordinating all body elements to function cooperatively as one unit.
Over time, though, Chaturanga has become a great friend and teacher, helping me to develop the strength and stability that once seemed elusive and imprint actions and principles that serve throughout my practice. The pose is challenging for many students, but its payoffs are great: It strengthens the arms and legs, tones the abdominals, builds healthy shoulders, and prepares students for arm balances, inversions, and backbends.