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Alice Porter

I tried doing these three expert-recommended tweaks during downward dog and it improved my yoga practice

A yoga instructor makes adjustments to her pupil while they do downward dog stretch.

Downward dog is one of my all-time favorite stretches. When I'm short on time, I hop on my yoga mat and do this position to stretch my body and ease tension in my lower-back.

However, I've done it so often it has become to be less of a challenge. So when I saw a video on Instagram posted by yoga instructor Mandy Froehlich that promised to make downward dog an even more effective stretch with three small tweaks, I had to try them.

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