What is the cue for Inhale - Upward Facing Dog?

What is the cue for Inhale - Upward Facing Dog?

• A. Push through heels
• B. Engage glutes
• C. Up dog
• D. Lift hips high

Answer: (C)

Breath and movement go hand in hand in this transition. When you inhale into Upward Facing Dog, the cue you hear is the pose name itself—Upward Facing Dog (often shortened to “Up dog”). Saying the pose name on the inhale helps you coordinate lifting the chest, pressing through the hands, and lengthening the spine as your thighs hover off the floor. The other cues aren’t the inhalation signal. Pushing through the heels focuses on grounding and alignment, not the inhale cue. Engaging the glutes supports stability, but it doesn’t indicate when to inhale into the pose. Lifting the hips high is not the primary action of Upward Facing Dog, which emphasizes chest openness and spinal length rather than driving the hips upward.

Breath and movement go hand in hand in this transition. When you inhale into Upward Facing Dog, the cue you hear is the pose name itself—Upward Facing Dog (often shortened to “Up dog”). Saying the pose name on the inhale helps you coordinate lifting the chest, pressing through the hands, and lengthening the spine as your thighs hover off the floor.

The other cues aren’t the inhalation signal. Pushing through the heels focuses on grounding and alignment, not the inhale cue. Engaging the glutes supports stability, but it doesn’t indicate when to inhale into the pose. Lifting the hips high is not the primary action of Upward Facing Dog, which emphasizes chest openness and spinal length rather than driving the hips upward.