Which pose follows Chaturanga in the sequence?

• A. Downward Facing Dog
• B. Mountain Pose
• C. Upward Facing Dog
• D. Child's Pose

Answer: (C)

After lowering from a push-up position, the next move in a typical flow is Upward-Facing Dog. This transition adds a backbend that lifts the chest and opens the front body, while you press into the hands and the tops of the feet and keep the elbows close to the ribs. The shoulders roll back and down, the chest expands, and the thighs lift off the mat as you straighten the arms. This placement sets you up for the subsequent transition into Downward-Facing Dog, continuing the fluid sequence.

Downward-Facing Dog usually comes after Upward-Facing Dog as the next pose in the flow, not immediately from Chaturanga. Mountain Pose is a standing alignment pose, so it’s not the direct follow-up in this transition. Child’s Pose is a resting position, used to reset, rather than the immediate continuation from a low push-up.