HOW TO CHATURANGA TO UPWARD DOG | Chaturanga dandasana | upward facing dog

Chaturanga to upward dog - In this short tutorial I explain the 3 ways to lower down into chaturanga dandasana. I then explain the 3 ways to roll up into upward facing dog.
This is something I like to show my yoga students as a strength-building exercise. Take it to where feels comfortable to you and with time this may help to improve your chaturanga to upward dog transition.
And so if you are practicing the ashtanga primary series or if you are looking for an ashtanga yoga beginners tutorial, then I hope this helps!
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[@sophtheghost]

this is the video i’ve been needing! the third version is like a key that unlocked a safe comfy chaturanga for me! thankyou!

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Yay! happy to hear! Yes sometimes these little tips can be game changers :-)

[@yvettecisneros2760]

I have been back to practicing almost a year now. It took me 9 months to get off my knees for chataranga. I have been struggling with make these 4 flow and I appreciated your insights. I will watch this a few more times and use a mirror for practice when needed

[@hassenruck]

Just found your video and wish that I’d found it three years ago when I started Yoga. I’m sure I would’ve been able to do this transition quickly having it explained in such a detailed way. Thank you.

[@dextoor]

Super thanks for the demo!

[@user-ie8wp4ht5h]

You've just demystified this for me, thank you! 🎉

[@mariedeldevitis7924]

Thanks for this thorough tutorial!!

[@sarahlouiseneave7050]

Love the video thank you. Where did you purchase your yoga mat please. Namaste x

[@christina9238]

I’ve watched this 5 x in a row so far hehe. Im looking to transition my plank to up dog more smoothly. I’m currently doing the one foot flip at a time, it’s muscle memory at this point but I feel like flipping both feet together would be healthier for my bones and weight balance over the long term. I have such a challenge with it for some reason !

[@Hong_Mei]

💖Great Vidéo, thank for your generosity! Excellent explanations and advices! Namaste 🙏 🥰

[@AlexiaKYoga]

You are very welcome :-)

[@marthapatricio7912]

love it, thank you.

[@AlexiaKYoga]

(sorry for late reply) you are very welcome! I hope it helped you do this transition :-)

[@rockymountainpilatesandyoga]

So helpful! Thank you! Very helpful tips.

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Happy to hear you found it helpful!

[@BVos-jd5bk]

Thank you for the toe sliding tips! Very helpful.

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Happy to help!

[@tibik.4046]

Very good tipps, thank you so much!!!!

[@AlexiaKYoga]

You are so welcome!

[@nataliebaumann2994]

So helpful, thank you!!!

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Happy to hear you found it helpful Natalie :-)

[@craigrichardsonpassword4840]

Helpful tips. Thank you.

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Happy you found them helpful!

[@charlotteegli1866]

Super helpful🙏🏻 Thank you so much🙌

[@AlexiaKYoga]

You are very welcome Charlotte! I hope it helped :-)

[@kanamaach3265]

Incredibly good tutorial and very helpful!!! Thank you!

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Happy you found it helpful!

[@MsErika1226]

Super helpful!!! Thank you so much :)

[@AlexiaKYoga]

You are very welcome! I hope it helps :-)

[@Toni-S]

Thank U!

[@AlexiaKYoga]

You are very welcome!

[@heikeb.338]

This was great. Thank you so much. I will try this out.

[@AlexiaKYoga]

You are so welcome! Hope it helps!

[@trippie9198]

Great tips. Really enjoyed the video!

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Happy to hear! I hope it helped :-)

[@Electricwitch]

Thank you I have been making this pose so much harder than it needed to be I mastered it after your tutorial thank you.

[@AlexiaKYoga]

(sorry for late reply) excellent news!!! Happy to hear :-)

[@RobinCurrie]

Thank you.

[@AlexiaKYoga]

You are very welcome!

[@piiga]

Found your channel a few days ago and instantly got so inspired to get more serious about yoga! Thank you for such helpful videos :)

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@JM-yx4ew]

The pace of this class was nice. Not too slow or fast, still worked up a sweat but didn’t feel like I was risking tweaking my back trying to keep up.

[@AlexiaKYoga]

That’s great to hear :-)

[@vister6757]

I need to build my arms strength. Thanks for the tips!

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Yes building some arm strength definitely helps :-)

[@auraarma]

Very informative and easy to understand and follow. Just found your channel through a yoga mat review search and so excited!

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Yay happy to hear!! And welcome to my channel!

[@selenem3384]

yoga mat review... new yoga term

[@Soft_Shujaa]

Ahhh thank you so much, you made this so easy for me. I didn't even know I could do it till now, I've been trying to build arm strength but I just could never do chaturanga properly. A million thanks 🙏🏿❤️🌻

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Yay! Happy it helped!

[@NaturallyKarli]

Can you do a tutorial on the transition from up dog to downward dog, please??? I feel like each instructor teaches a different version and would love your perspective.

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Good question! Ok I'm adding it to my to-do list :-)

[@safirmusic]

🔥🙏🤗

[@AlexiaKYoga]

🙏🙌☺️

[@evahusmann3042]

Oh fantastic. I’m gonna try this tonight. I’ll dedicate a practise to chaturanga and Alexia 😃☀️

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Oh yay!! Lovely to hear Eva! I hope you were able to master your chaturanga!

[@victorinaevelyncastillo8360]

Breath thank you

[@AlexiaKYoga]

You are welcome! I hope it helped :-)

[@sophiawick5689]

What mat is this? The link seems to lead to a dead end. :(

[@AlexiaKYoga]

Sorry about that! It's the Liforme White Gold: us.liforme.com/products/liforme-white-magic-mat?storeRedirect=US

[@catq6864]

I see the complete lowering down in class all the time, mostly with Yogis who want to feel “dynamic” or want to show off their flexibility. 🤔

[@AlexiaKYoga]

I can agree with you that there can be a lot of showing off in yoga classes. However, as someone who had to build up my strength after pregnancy, it can feel so good to be able to lower down and roll up into up dog :-)