This communal backbend teaches you to embrace strength and gentleness

Published on January 28, 2026 12:43 PM Yoga diary’The archive series is a curated collection of articles originally published in earlier issues dating back to 1975. This article first appeared in the November-December 1983 issue of Yoga diary. Upward Facing Dog Pose (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana), is an excellent beginning backbend and an efficient arm-strengthening pose. […]