Exhale and bend your elbows to Chaturanga Dandasana. Here you want the shoulders
to line up with the elbows and the elbows to line up with the wrists. Keep the thumbs
pressing to the ground, the ribs drawing inward, and the legs strong. Even though it’s
a tricky pose to stay in, relax your face and neck!
4 Inhale and actively press your toes to the back of the mat, lifting your heart into
Upward-Facing Dog. Press the tops of the feet onto the mat and lift your thighs off
the floor. Think of the crown of your head as an extension of your spine and lift your
gaze without tilting your head all the way back. Keep the heart open, widening
through the collarbones!