Traditional
Table Top Pose
Bharmanasana
Come onto hands and knees with the shoulders over the wrists and hips over the knees.
- Benefits
- Builds strength, mobility, and breathing awareness with steady alignment. Particularly helpful for feeling organized and steady.
- Props
- No-props
- Hold Time
- 3 to 5 breaths
- Cautions and Contraindications
- Practice within a pain-free range. Reduce depth or use props for knee, low back, neck, wrist, or shoulder sensitivity.
- Entering Table Top Pose
- Come onto your hands and knees. Place the hands directly under the shoulders and the knees directly under the hips. Spread the fingers and keep the spine in a long neutral line from the head to the tailbone. Take a steady inhale to create length, then use the exhale to settle into the final shape.
- Exiting Table Top Pose
- Shift the hips back slightly or step one foot forward to come off the hands and knees. Lift the hands from the floor once the weight is no longer in the wrists. Pause in a neutral position for a moment before continuing.