Yoga Downward Facing Dog Adho Mukha Svanasana

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Illustration of figure showing pose for Downward facing dog, also known as Adho Mukha Svanasana. This pose calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression, energizes the body, stretches the shoulders, hamstrings, calves, arches, and hands, strengthens the arms and legs, helps relieve the symptoms of menopause, relieves menstrual discomfort when done with head supported, helps prevent osteoporosis, improves digestion, relieves headache, insomnia, back pain, and fatigue and also has therapeutic effects for high blood pressure, asthma, flat feet, sciatica, sinusitis.

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Anatomy Visible in the Medical Illustration Includes:

Gluteus maximus, latissimus dorsi, deltoid, hamstrings, gastrocnemius, abdomen

Image created by:

Joanna Culley