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Side view of Bird Dog Pose with one arm reaching forward and the opposite leg extending back from hands and knees.

Bird Dog Pose

Dandayamana Bharmanasana

Bird Dog Pose is a simple hands-and-knees balance that trains the body to stay steady while one arm and the opposite leg reach away. It is often used to wake up the core, shoulders and hips without asking for a big range of motion.

Side view of Big Toe Pose with a standing forward fold and fingers holding the big toes.

Big Toe Pose

Padangusthasana

Big Toe Pose is a standing forward fold where the first two fingers hook around the big toes. It gives you clear feedback about weight through the feet, length through the backs of the legs and how to fold from the hips without rushing.

Person practising Bharadvaja's Twist seated on the floor with both legs folded to one side and torso turning gently.

Bharadvaja’s Twist

Bharadvajasana

Bharadvaja's Twist is a grounded seated twist with both legs folded to one side. It gives you a manageable way to practise spinal rotation without forcing a large range, and it can be made much more comfortable with a blanket or block under the sitting bones.

Person lying on their back in Banana Pose with body curved gently to one side and arms overhead.

Banana Pose

Bananasana

Banana Pose is a quiet side bend done on your back. It gives you a simple way to lengthen through one whole side of the body without needing balance or much effort.

Side view of Baby Cobra with a low chest lift, elbows bent close to the ribs, and the tops of the feet pressing into the mat.

Baby Cobra

Ardha Bhujangasana

Baby Cobra is a small prone backbend that helps you practise lifting the chest from the upper back rather than pushing hard with the hands. It is often a more manageable starting point than a higher Cobra shape.

Person practising Ankle-to-Knee Pose seated upright with one shin stacked over the other.

Ankle-to-Knee Pose

Agnistambhasana

Ankle-to-Knee Pose is a seated hip opener where the shins stack as comfortably as they can. It asks for external rotation in the hips, but the shape does not need to look square to be useful.