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Staff Pose Hands Back Knees Bent yoga poseAccessible
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Staff Pose Hands Back Knees Bent

Sanskrit nameDandasana

Learn Staff Pose Hands Back Knees Bent with clear step-by-step cues, target areas, safety notes, and a guided practice video.

  • Back
  • Spine
  • Core
  • Shoulders

Practice details

Difficulty
2 / 10Accessible
Position
SeatedMat based
Movement
SeatedTarget areas
Equipment
BlanketGuided practice
01

Guided practice

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Sit tall with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor, sitting on a folded blanket if your lower back rounds.

  2. Place your hands on the mat behind your hips with the fingers pointing forward toward your body.

  3. Press down through your hands and lift your chest, drawing your shoulder blades back and down away from your ears.

  4. Keep a slight bend in your elbows and ground evenly through your palms to ease pressure on your wrists, breathing steadily as you lengthen your spine.

  5. Hold for several breaths, feeling your back and core engage, then release your hands and relax.

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