Bird Dog
Dandayamana Bharmanasana
Bird Dog (Dandayamana Bharmanasana) is a beginner kneeling balance. Core stability, coordination, spinal support.
How to cue it
- From tabletop, extend opposite arm and leg
- Reach long, keep hips/shoulders level
At a glance
- Drishti
- Down / forwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Kneeling balance
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Wrist sensitivity.
Counter poses
What to offer after Bird Dog to let the body settle.
Build your class with Bird Dog in Cue
Drop Bird Dog into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.