Yoga Anatomy

Chatus Pada Pitham

Four-Footed Tabletop Pose

CHA-toos PA-da PEE-tham

chatur = four; pada = foot; pitham = stool, seat, chair, bench

E5267/Kaminoff/fig11.19a/417820/alw/pulled-r2

Deltoid

Triceps

brachii

Anconeus

Spinal

extensors

Gluteus

maximus

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

E5267/Kaminoff/fig11.19b/417821/alw/pulled-r1

Rhomboids

Gluteus

minimus

Hamstrings:

Biceps femoris

Semitendinosus

Semimembranosus

Trapezius

Classifi cation

Symmetrical arm support pose