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Staff Pose
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Other Names:
Dandasana
dahn-dahs-uh-nuh
Danda = Staff, Asana = Pose
Pose of Immortality
Seated Stick Pose
Beginner
Root
Seated
Overview
Staff Pose creates the foundation for all seated postures, helping the practitioner cultivate discipline, posture, and presence.
Sit tall on sit bones, neutral pelvis, crown lifted.
Postural awareness, stillness, and stability
Develops postural awareness and forms the foundation of seated poses.
Improves spinal awareness, activates postural muscles, and balances energy channels.
Encourage grounding through sit bones and length through spine.
Sit with legs extended. Flex the feet. Lengthen spine. Relax shoulders.
Use a blanket or block under the hips to reduce tension in knees or hips.
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