How to do Chaturanga Dandasana | Four Limbed Staff Pose in Ashtanga Yoga

[@laurentlasoen5990]

Guys i love all of your videos, one request for people like me who are practicing but dont have access to teacher (i d come everyday to your soreclass if i could!!!) My request is; could you breakdown every position of peimary series, one video per week, giving us, who dont have access to you as our teacher. Thank you

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

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[@cheerubebayonettaholopaine2638]

at the beginning, a chaturanga pose was always hard for me. i never really held it long. so i did not put effort in it. my acutal yoga journey brought me to a point when i suddenly realised, i was able to do it for a pretty long time 😂 i simply lowered slowly from plank every time i did yoga with mady morrisons videos and after around 8 weeks i was strong enough. 😅

[@samamuse1353]

Great demo. I Had a severe shoulder tendinitis by practicing wrongly this asana for years. When you don't have enough strength in your arms please put the knees down before being able to have the correct pattern

[@ankushkaul6909]

Amazingly experienced couple. This is real traditional yoga.I am watching you now. 🙈

[@miakaya2226]

This is a really helpful demonstration. Each time I do chaturunga I feel I need to put more focus in it than in some other postures. Thank you for this video! Namaste.

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@niloufarkhalili]

I’m so so so thankful for the best tutorial ever

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Many thanks! Happy you found our tutorial helpful :)

[@afelicidade6847]

Thank you so much for this kind of vidéo. I am following your instagram for only few weeks but I am happy to have found your KZbin channel. My chatauranga is not perfect at all and my vinyasa flow either because of my chatauranga (in French sorry :)) I send you good energy and vibes from Paris France 🇫🇷 Hind

[@mannymartinez4017]

i've never appreciated the pose as much as how you both explained it !! thank you !

[@ceciliaboldrini5134]

Dear Jelena and David thank you very much for this new video you are the best teacher! GOD BLESS YOU. Cecilia

[@JennyferFdezArt]

The best Asthanga yoga teachers!! I love Asthanga for you guys!! Thanks for all your time!!

[@jordy4054]

Fantastic breakdowns!

[@Arsh2436]

Breaking down and recapping even basic poses is really helpful in developing consistency in a practice as niggles are primarily what hold me back. Thank you for sharing this.

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@filipp2099]

Excellent! 👍

[@3115191024]

I have been looking for something like this for a while. thank you

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Glad you found our channel :)

[@sgeschdesign]

I've had to recover from a shoulder pinch injury and am obviously concerned with my Chaturanga form. I've heard instructors say tuck your chin for neck length. Clearly, the chest and chin raised up comfortably definitely aids proper shoulder placement. Shoulders are always trying to take the brunt of an exercise and I want to engage more muscle recruitment. This is really great bc shoulder injuries are so painful. Thank you.

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Thanks for the feedback and yes shoulder injuries are no fun at all. Happy to hear you're on the mend!

[@andreabosnjak9516]

Wow, I have been doing chaturunga wrong my entire practice. I’m so happy I watched this video. I have been truly humbled lmao but now I know I will be able to build more upper body strength with this pose 💪🏼

[@leontienruissen6028]

Of course I'd like more tutorials by the two of you!!

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

We'll be adding lots :) Thanks for the support!

[@leontienruissen6028]

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[@thrivewithghita9191]

Thank you!! I asked for this on another video… so happy to see this!

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Hope you enjoyed it! We love getting these suggestions - keep them coming :)

[@jannytang2536]

Very educational, learn a lot in your every video, thanks !!

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Thank you for the feedback :) Happy to hear that you're enjoying our videos!

[@annataylor6658]

Watching you two always makes me smile I lear so much from you both and I love how you adore each other what a beautiful way for me to learn this beautiful practice ❤️❤️❤️ Thankyou xxx

[@sanyuktadutta5604]

I always come to the two of you for extremely useful tutorials backed with imp details. My pincha is so much better after watching your tutorial, and now this, thank you so much ♥️ 🙏.

[@TheHitchkick]

WOW!!!! HOW WONDERFUL OF YOU TO SHARE THIS KNOWLEDGE! I have recently started to practice yoga at home alone with YT and I am absolutely loving it BUT with your help I feel I can learn so much more. Thank you. I like and I subscribe and I comment! 😉

[@susannahdi]

Your teaching techniques are the best!

[@joseluisrincon8330]

Muchas gracias! Su demostración es de mucha ayuda. Gracias de nuevo. Saludos desde Guadalajara, México

[@deadclothes]

Really helpful tutorial. I love the way you break it down. Brilliant teachers. Thank you!

[@danielasouza7333]

Your tutorials are awesome, thank you so much. Hope one day I'll be able to practice with a smile on my face like Jelena! Greetings from Brazil.

[@priscasaiti]

from Africa here Malawi I love this am the am doing everyday change

[@holiheinrich2115]

you guys are my best youtube find this year

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Thank you for being here :)

[@karitaalmeida1429]

Perfect tutorial! Thank you very much, David and Jelena.

[@seijasavolainen9240]

Thank you Jelena & David! Its so important, your tell about the yoga postures! I'll loved🥰

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Great to hear it. Thank you! :)

[@OfficexSrk]

very good explanation, of the pose... then you also showed the key points where a practitioner would go wrong.... this is a great motivation. thank you so much

[@kristendawson273]

This transformed my chaturanga. The width of the hands adjustment, just a little change, and I feel so much more strength. Thank you both 🙏🙏

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Very true, so much can change from a small adjustment. Great to heard you're finding more strength :)

[@nidhimenon3489]

Its really amazing the way you breakdown each steps... really really helpful ❤️🙏

[@MariaFernandez-fb1qd]

Loved it, thank you, thank you, thank you. Clarity, precission, thourogh explanation, excelent teaching style. See you in all future videos!

[@minhvuyoga2509]

Thanks for your video!!! I'm practising the 2nd and I'm stopping at the Supta urdhva pada vajrasana, because I can't catch my bigtoe in the Halasana position. Hope to see your guide 😍😍😍

[@MG-bg7pc]

So helpful and clear! Would be great to have more tutorials like this and some more taster practices for people new to Ashtanga style yoga love both your relaxed but knowledgable approach❤🙏

[@esmeraldayachting]

Always precise explanations👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

[@sterowles8806]

Absolutely superb...always loved your tutorials. You are very thorough and in my humble opinion, very good teachers...the smileyness tops it😊❤🙏

[@wiolettachristensen6281]

Thanks for this video. I still struggle with this position but you explain so good that makes it easier.

[@shobhanahanubal7959]

Six years into the practice, but I dunno why I fail to do this asana.. I struggle a lot.... but thank you so much for going step by step. 🙏🏻❤️

[@bonnieprunella4650]

I’ve never been able to get the arms to bend enough to get this alignment. However, I love you tutorial videos. I’ll keep working on this & other poses you explain so well. Helena is so strong.

[@ceefiahay1833]

You guys are honestly a blessing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I love that discuss the differences from Ashtanga to other forms of Yoga too. Such amazing tips for practice thank you thank you thank you!

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Thanks for watching our channel and for the feedback :)

[@hoopilee4039]

Thank you so much for this detailed tutorial. Much needed. 💙💫💙

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@KatarzynaMarkiewicz-y1t]

Hi, i want just thank you. I wanted to learn ashtanga, but I get so frustrated. Even doing half series everything was in pain (wrong postures), ending in the middle with tears of frustration and disappointment. I am starting to build strength with your videos. Just making ashtanga for the beginners and tutorials how to do properly make postures. I search through many different tutorials but yours is really great and full of good explanation

[@mondeehadibroto7052]

Please continue to make more videos of the correct break downs of yoga postures! Your videos are very good! Thanks for all the details here.

[@krisgi00710]

I just love you guys... Muchas gracias from Spain 🥰

[@visa9189]

Wow, that’s super useful! Thank you so much!

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

You're welcome! :)

[@myrid]

I'd love to see a video on Jump into Chaturanga Dandasana

[@astridcarolinacanascortes4315]

Love you guys. Lessons are quite effective... the way David give the instructions helps keeping the positions. Jelena's way of doing movements is inspiring. All my love from Colombia 🇨🇴 .

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Thank you so much for your kind comment :)

[@slimpunu]

Thank you for sharing

[@moniqueleonardi1730]

omg!!! This was so helpful! Thank you so much, guys, for sharing extended versions of the Instagram videos. I'm an ashtanga beginner, and your detailed instructions are vital for my progress. I'm in Brazil and saving money to sign up for the online course, and hopefully, I will get the chance to be in class with you guys someday :)

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Glad it was helpful! Hope to meet you someday as well :)

[@RockLizard5]

Good details, clear and precise. Thanks so much.

[@monikaagarwal9381]

Thank you David Sir and Jelena Ma'am for breaking down each and every pose..❤🙏

[@priscasaiti]

yout the best you guys this is so important am feeling the flexibility of my body...am learning here so that I can have my own yoga classes too,ur explanations are super cool ,,keep it up guys..africa we love you

[@dianariani351]

Just subscribed. Thank you so very much, David and Jelena ❤

[@almondtree2011]

This is very helpful 🙏

[@lorithomasscott349]

these videos are amazing!! thank you so much. i've been practicing yoga for 12 years and still feel like i'm learning so much from every single one of these. my alignment is improving immensely!!!

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Hey Lori - thank you so much for the feedback. Really happy to hear that our videos are helping you to refine your practice :)

[@reetamohun6170]

That's great explanation.Thank u both 👌👌👌

[@laurabutie611]

Very helpful tutorial. Thank you so much!

[@lisasalavagione3113]

I love your tutorials thanks a lot. It is very useful for you. I would love to watch more tutorials

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

We have many more coming :) Thank you!

[@alessiasalamina7799]

You guys are great!!!

[@pascaleledbetter4265]

Wow that was so helpful. I feel like I really got it this time!

[@jessicasamuelsson2330]

I love your tutorials, thank you for yet another great video 🙏

[@LeePNLB]

Very helpful. Thank you. Recovering from bilateral frozen shoulder and it's a long road back.

[@RohitDhavade]

My goodness, what a great detail!! I love this channel, Thanks David and Jelena for studying this from the ancients and bringing out to us in such an approachable manner.

[@aniahealth624]

Your channel is sooooooooooooooo helpful.THANK YOU!

[@_elfifle_]

Love you guys! Super helpful tips to improve my postures.

[@mollybohnsack4601]

You both are amazing! You help my practice so much!

[@SuperFreeSun]

Thank you for sharing this information, it helps me a lot to see detail of the Chaturunga Dandasana. I also would like to know about how to use the shoulder blade when we go down with this pose, how to engage with muscles in upper back,,, Thank you again!

[@J_Riversun]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFORMATIVE VIDEO! The best video on chataranga. I’m so glad I found your video. I subscribed so I can learn more from you.

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Wow thank you very much for your kind feedback. Happy to hear this was helpful for you. :)

[@katerinag.5985]

Very well explained thank you so much 😊

[@RanaYogaVibes]

Thank you so much for all the tips. Your instructions for keeping the front body contained are esp. helpful for me. And I m still struggling with stretching the legs/heels back 😃 anyway let's keep practicing.

[@silviapozzoli9495]

Thank you so much for this very helpful video. Can you give some advices for people with hyperextended elbows? Thank you guys 🙏

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Hi Silvia - thank you and great suggestion. We'll add it to the list for upcoming videos :)

[@КатяМ-е9я]

Thank you very much

[@alma1820]

I love that i found your channel. I started following your TikTok and practiced a few poses, but i really love that you have these videos more in-depth on how to get the pose right and how it helps strengthen or be more flexible with each practice. Id love to see breakdown poses on how to do it properly and how to get there. My next pose to learn will be headstand 😃

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

So great to hear that you're finding out channel helpful. This is exactly why we started it - to dive a little deeper into some of the tutorials :)

[@michellemaunder2622]

thank you so much. Very helpful. I didnthe new primary series today and noticed how lox jelena was going. thanks for explaining :)

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

You're very welcome! Glad you're finding our videos helpful :)

[@luciamerrywahyuw6234]

aku suka banget tutorial ini..sangat membantu saya...terimakasih...

[@carolinefree]

Thank you so much, very clear explanation

[@firdevsgultekin1693]

Thank you it is vert useful. I wonder that if somesone has elbow is hyperextended; how to be positioned in several poses. Please give us some examples 🪷🙏🏻 namaste

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Yes, absolutely - we'll add a tutorial on that soon :) Thanks for the suggestion!

[@sarabarreiro9401]

That’s extremely helpful! Thank you!

[@anngo9742]

Love it

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

You're so welcome! :)

[@MAYK1NG]

Your videos are VERY well done. Thank you.

[@unclesam51]

Love these videos!! Keep them coming - thanks you thank you!

[@gracebelmonte1982]

Great breakdown! Thank you :)

[@leasushi1968]

Thank you for this breakdown 😊 when I started yoga I found this pose soo hard with a lot of things to focus on. I also had such a hard time tucking my tailbone because of a drastic lack of core strength. It really took me a few years to master it correctly ! And it was really hard to develop patience and commitment in a world where everything is supposed to be instantly there. I guess this is when I learned sole of the 8 lines of yoga: non grasping, and non violence. 😊

[@niloufarkhalili]

I lovvvve your videos ❤❤❤

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Thank you!

[@motherfocaccia]

You guys are so cool

[@joseph.r1122]

Great instructional video. Thank you for this. 🙏🏻 Question: I often hear about repetitive movement injuries from Ashtanga yoga, and shoulder joint injury specifically from Chaturanga is one of them. What can we do in this posture to minimize that risk?

[@veronicarossi8074]

Loved the tutorial! Will give it a go tomorrow. One question: how do I get my hamstrings to get stronger? Thank you!

[@seoulbookclubbarrywelsh]

Great video. Great explanation. Thank you 😊

[@marinamonachesi7755]

Amazing, thank you so much!

[@SoniaLongarela]

Wonderful explanation!, thanks 😊

[@tiffanychiang3500]

just found you guys as i'm moving into an intermediate stage of my yoga practice now after a few years. I'm sustaining some injuries as my strength and flexibility allows me to go further or deeper into poses, without the proper breakdown. i'm loving you guys so much. just subbed

[@anapamelaromero1644]

Thank you for these helpful tips ♥️

[@patriciameiragolf]

Thanks very much.🙏😊

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

You're welcome 😊

[@blackplague-x3y]

Cheers! Its beautiful to be able to advance the poses after thinking they were simple. It really helps to enliven practice.

[@0Marii007]

As always very informative videos! Thank you! 😊 I would love to see navasana breakdown tutorial please as it’s a struggle of mine since always!! Thanks a lot guys! 🙏

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Sure thing - we'll add a tutorial on that soon :) Thanks for the suggestion!

[@luckshan799]

Useful and inspirational Thank you

[@sushilanahar]

Such superb content. Thankyou so much. ❤

[@prana8660]

Gracias chicos

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Our pleasure :) Thanks for watching!