It stimulates digestive, urinary and reproductive methods. It opens up lungs and heart and helps in stress release. This yoga pose looks similar to the posture of a dog bent forwards, hence the name meaning down-face-dog-posture.

It stimulates digestive, urinary and reproductive methods. It opens up lungs and heart and helps in stress release. This yoga pose looks similar to the posture of a dog bent forwards, hence the name meaning down-face-dog-posture.