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Dandayamna Bharmanasana
dahn-dah-yahm-nah bhar-mahn-AH-sah-nah
Lengthens spine, strengthens core
Tones abdominal organs
Improves balance and focus
How to perform Balancing Table
- Begin on all fours. Bring your wrists directly under your shoulders and knees under your hips. Bring your head to a neutral position.
- Stretch your right leg back with an inhale. Bring it parallel to the floor. Flex the foot.
- Reach your left arm forward with an inhale. Bring it parallel to the floor.
- Balance here for one or more slow, deep breaths. Lower with an exhale. Change sides and repeat.
Alignment cues
- Draw belly toward spine
- Broaden shoulder blades
- Flex top foot
- Keep top leg, torso and top arm in one line
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Balancing Table (Dandayamna Bharmanasana in Sanskrit) is a beginner yoga pose that belongs to the balancing and core and warm-ups categories. This asana targets abs and spine, and also involves glutes & hip flexors, shoulders and wrists muscles. Balancing table tones abdominal organs; lengthens spine, strengthens core and also improves balance and focus. Refer to the illustration and instructions above for how to perform this posture correctly. Discover more yoga asanas and yogic breathing exercises in our free yoga pose directory – a visual resource for yoga teacher training students as well as practitioners of all levels. Finally, shop our best-selling Yoga Cards products!
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