If you gave me three seconds to name one of the most common yoga poses, I’d say down dog every time. The asana is one of the foundational poses in yoga and it's famed for its ability to stretch out your whole back and strengthen the upper body. Which is why I decided to put this much-loved pose to the test and complete a down dog every day for two weeks.
“Downward facing dog is one of the most well-known yoga poses as it’s a key posture in yoga styles such as Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Jivamukti Yoga methods,” explains yoga teacher Nicole Windle, founder of The Soul Space Retreats. "It’s part of a warm-up sequence called sun salutations which is practised in the more Yang styles of yoga."
