Four Limbed Staff

Sanskrit Name:	Chaturanga Dandasana
Similar Pose Names:	Four Limbed Stick ,Caturanga Dandasana
Category:	Seated & Floor
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Sub Category:	Seated & Floor
Types:	Arm Balance, Balance, Strengthen, Prone, Seated & Floor, Object
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Core, Hamstrings, Hips, Lower Back, Psoas, Wrists & Arms
Chakras:	Base, Sacral Centre, Solar Plexus Centre
Therapy:	Confidence Building, Leg Congestion, Varicose Veins
Drishti:	Tip Of Nose
Dosha:	Pitta

Start in Plank Pose. Firm shoulder blades against back ribs. Lower body a few inches above floor. Keep legs active. Engage core (suck belly button in). Elbows close to sides. Gaze forward.

Strengthens arms, wrists. Tones abs.

One leg four limbed staff pose (leg raised). Tree four limbed staff pose (foot to knee).

Carpal tunnel. Pregnancy.

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