After performing Chaturanga Dandasana on the exhale, which transition is recommended next?

• A. Downward Facing Dog
• B. High Plank to Low Plank
• C. Upward Facing Dog
• D. Halfway Lift

Answer: (B)

The move being tested is how breath and alignment guide the flow after lowering in a chaturanga. When you perform Chaturanga Dandasana on the exhale, the next step in this sequence is to transition from High Plank into Low Plank. Keeping the body in a controlled, straight line as you move from the higher to the lower position preserves shoulder stability and core engagement while setting you up for the next backbend.

From there, you typically inhale into Upward Facing Dog from Low Plank, then exhale to Downward Facing Dog. Downward Facing Dog isn’t the immediate transition after the descent, and Halfway Lift isn’t part of this immediate sequence. Upward Facing Dog comes after establishing Low Plank, rather than as the direct next transition from the descent.