page_title: Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana
hierarchical_section_title: Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana
caption_attribution_description: English: A man performs the yoga pose upward-facing dog (Ūrdhva mukha śvānāsana) outdoors.
context_page_description: Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana or Upward Facing Dog Pose is a back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is commonly part of the widely-performed Surya Namaskar sequence, though the similar Bhujangasana may be used there instead.
context_section_description: Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana (Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन IAST: Urdhva mukha śvānāsana) or Upward Facing Dog Pose is a back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is commonly part of the widely-performed Surya Namaskar (Salute to the Sun) sequence, though the similar Bhujangasana (cobra pose) may be used there instead.
caption: Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana
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