From Downward Facing Dog, where should you walk at the bottom of your next exhale?

From Downward Facing Dog, where should you walk at the bottom of your next exhale?

• A. Back to plank.
• B. To the top of your mat.
• C. To child's pose.
• D. To the mat's edge.

Answer: (B)

From Downward Facing Dog, the movement in this flow is to bring the feet up toward the top of the mat as the exhale finishes. Arriving at the top of the mat puts you in a standing forward fold, precisely where you’re meant to be to continue the sequence with an inhale into halfway lift and then into the next poses. This transition keeps the spine long, the weight balanced over the feet, and the breath and movement flowing smoothly. Going back to plank would derail the sequence, stepping into Child’s Pose would be a rest instead of the intended transition, and moving to the mat’s edge isn’t the standard position for this step.

From Downward Facing Dog, the movement in this flow is to bring the feet up toward the top of the mat as the exhale finishes. Arriving at the top of the mat puts you in a standing forward fold, precisely where you’re meant to be to continue the sequence with an inhale into halfway lift and then into the next poses. This transition keeps the spine long, the weight balanced over the feet, and the breath and movement flowing smoothly. Going back to plank would derail the sequence, stepping into Child’s Pose would be a rest instead of the intended transition, and moving to the mat’s edge isn’t the standard position for this step.