Chaturanga Dandasana : The Controversy

If you practice yoga, chances are you have done chaturanga dandasana, or 4 limbed staff pose. Chances are even greater that the first 10-10,000 times you have done it, you did it incorrectly. It is such a common pose so commonly done wrong. What is worse, is that if repeatedly done wrong, and I mean for years, you risk serious long term injury to your shoulder joint. So, should we, as good yoga teachers actually be teaching this pose? Do the benefits outweigh the risks? These are questions I hav

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Four Limbed Staff Pose (Chaturanga Dandasana)