Explaining the effects and how to do the Dancing God Pose

Stretching and strengthening shoulders and hips, strengthening and stretching back muscles and hamstrings, improving balance

How to do the pose

1

Stand with your feet together in Mountain Pose (Tadasana).

2

Bend your left leg and grab the top of your foot with your left hand. Bring your knees together and bring your inner thighs together. Raise your right hand to shoulder height and stretch it out in front of your body.

3

Press firmly into the floor with the base of your right big toe and extend your left knee back. As you lean your torso forward, the front thigh of your left leg will rise. Be aware of this body movement.

4

Remove your left hand from the top of your left foot. Raise your left elbow toward the ceiling near your face, and grab the toes of your left foot from above with your left hand. Press firmly into the floor with the base of your right big toe, and balance by stretching your chest and left knee toward the ceiling. Look at the fingertips of your right hand. Repeat on the other side.

Tips for Beginners

If you focus on lifting one leg and try to complete the form using only the movement of that leg, your upper body will tend to fall forward. First, stabilize your supporting leg in position 3, and lower your upper body forward so that the leg stretched out behind you naturally rises. Learn the coordination of your body movements.