adho mukha svanasana

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<< Still wondering why Iyengar puts his

head on the ground in downdog.>><br><br>Well,

actually that's how I do downward-facing dog myself. Not

right at the beginning of the session that is, because

when I start doing the first suryanamaskaras I'm

usually too stiff still to put my head on the floor, &

just trying to visualise the navel dristi (I never see

my navel in that position, just the rib cage -

curious, eh?) keeps me busy enough already. But right in

the first round of suryanamaskara B I'm flexible

enough to put the top on the mat. I don't think it

matters much whether you have the head on the ground

(look at the picture in Yoga Mala; Sri Jois doesn't do

so) or not. The important thing is that you DON'T

STRAIN!