Mini tutorial downward-facing dog - The yoga star under the microscope

The downward-facing dog is probably one of the most famous yoga exercises of all. It appears in all variations of the sun salutation. Here our expert Bianca, who also trains yoga teachers, takes a closer look at the dog. Benefit from many tips for the correct performance, which serves your yoga posture.

• Alignment, what to pay attention to most, safety for elbows and shoulders, protection from overstraining, energizes, relieves pain
• Daily practice

Vinyasa Yoga originated from Hatha Yoga and is distinguished by its flowing movements of postures (asanas). All movements are performed in sync with the breath. The focus is not only on the individual postures, but just as much attention is paid to the connections. In Sanskrit, "vi" means to set in a certain way and "nyasa" means to set, place, lay. The focus of this yoga form is on strength, conditioning, flexibility and balance.