Puppy Dog Pose / Anahatasana

Hello Everyone,

If your upper and/or middle back needs a good stretch,..

If you shoulders are tight and you want relief..

If you want to live your life with an open heart, and open mind?

Than this is your pose to practice! Hold it for 3-5 minutes, it is great. Also it is a great warm up if you want to practice deeper back bends.

Esther


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11 Comments

  • Hi Esther!
    Your page is really great… im so enthusiasted.. every single video is very helpfull for a yoga beginner like me!
    I cant wait to buy your Dvd! And do youalso Weekend-workshops for yoga-beginner.
    Thnaks so much for showing us how great Yoga is!!
    All the best, astrid

    Comment by Astrid Mar 03, 10, 10:30 am

  • Dear Esther,
    Now you have become clairvoyant :) I had such stiff shoulders, I tried your shoulder video which works just fine. But nothing loosened those tight spots on my upper back (I tend to tuck my neck in when I’m stressed)… I want to thank you for reminding me of this pose, it works like magic :)

    Comment by D Mar 03, 10, 11:29 am

  • Hi Esther,
    this pose has been my savior when I was pregnant with my girls.
    Now I practice it almost everyday to relieve stress in the upper body after spending the entire day working at the computer.
    Thanks for a great video and for the tips of the correct posture in this pose.

    Comment by Anastasiya Mar 11, 10, 12:20 am

  • Hi Esther,
    My name is Jessica and I was wondering if there is another series of weight loss videos in the making. I’d really like to see inner thigh and more upper body

    Comment by Jessica Elbaum Mar 12, 10, 5:03 am

  • Hi Esther
    My name is Leila, I really enjoy practicing Yoga with your videos and it has changed my daily life a lot. hope you put more videos in advance level of Yoga for us to give us more opportunities of use them.
    thank you so much for your very nice and helpful videos

    Comment by Leila Mar 19, 10, 12:03 am

  • Hi,
    I’d like to wish that pose will help me relieve stress after spending hours at computer too. My back and shoulders are totally stiff…

    Comment by Jack Mar 22, 10, 10:55 pm

  • I practice this pose everyday prior to going to the golf course. And a 62 year old man needs all the help he can get. Thanks

    Comment by Paul Stroh Apr 04, 10, 12:05 pm

  • Hi Esther,
    My name is Christine and i just want to say that the puppy dog pose was very good and relaxing, and my shoulders is better. ;)

    Comment by christine Apr 04, 10, 9:37 pm

  • Esther, I tried this workout and it was great. It really relaxed my tense shoulders.

    Thanks for your video!

    p.s. I like your videos and your website so much that I would like to write a post about you and link to your website. Would that be okay?

    Cheers!

    Reese

    Comment by Rambles with Reese Apr 11, 10, 8:16 am

  • Absolutely, I would be honored! Let me know when it is up!

    Comment by Esther Apr 11, 10, 2:20 pm

  • I have tried this pose a couple times without much success. I held it for about two minutes, and when finished, had a bit of pain in my mid to lower back. I’m thinking I’m doing something wrong. Any suggestions?

    Comment by Jamie Apr 19, 10, 11:44 pm



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