Downward Dog Pose
ASANA
Downward-facing dog; Down dog; Adho Mukha Savasana; Adho Mukha Śvānāsana; Downward dog; Downward-Facing Dog Pose; Downward Dog; Adho Mukha Svanasana; Adho Mukha Shvanasana; Gajasana; Adho mukha śvānāsana; Parvatasana; Adho mukha svanasana; Adho mukha shvanasana
Downward Dog Pose or Downward-facing Dog Pose, also called Adho Mukha Shvanasana (; IAST: Adho Mukha Śvānāsana), is an inversion asana, often practised as part of a flowing sequence of poses, especially Surya Namaskar, the Salute to the Sun. The asana is commonly used in modern yoga as exercise.