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Poses for a desk-bound day

A long day in a chair shortens the hip flexors and rounds the upper back. These poses move both in the other direction.

What this page is, and is not

  • This is a filter over the pose library. A pose appears here because of the muscles it works or the position it holds — nothing more.
  • It is not a treatment, a protocol or a therapy for anything, and nothing on it should be read as one.
  • If you have pain, an injury, or a diagnosed condition, the right next step is a doctor or physiotherapist who can examine you — not a page that has never met you.

General information only — not medical advice. Some asanas are unsuitable during pregnancy, injury or specific conditions. Learn from a qualified teacher and stop if anything hurts.

140 poses that work the desk work — neck, shoulders and hips

Sorted from the most accessible upwards. Each page lists its own cautions.

Mountain Pose● Tāḍāsana Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds quadricepscalves Auspicious Pose Svastikāsana Beginner · seated · 1–4 minutes hip adductorsspinal erectors Bharadvaja's Twist I Bharadvājāsana I ബിഗിനർ · ട്വിസ്റ്റുകൾ · ഓരോ വശത്തും 30–60 സെക്കൻഡ് obliquesspinal erectors Bound Angle Forward Fold Uttāna Baddha Koṇāsana Beginner · forward bends · 1–3 minutes hip adductorsspinal erectors Bound Angle Pose Baddha Koṇāsana Beginner · seated · 1–3 minutes hip adductorship flexors Bridge Pose Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana Beginner · backbends · 30–60 seconds, 2–3 rounds gluteshamstrings Cat Pose Mārjaryāsana Beginner · backbends · 8–12 rounds with Cow abdominalsspinal erectors Child's Pose Bālāsana Beginner · restorative · 2–5 minutes lower backglutes Cobra Pose ഭുജംഗാസനം Beginner · backbends · 15–30 seconds, 2–3 rounds spinal erectorsglutes Constructive Rest Supta Tāḍāsana Beginner · restorative · 5–15 minutes lower backhip flexors Cow Pose Bitilāsana Beginner · backbends · 8–12 rounds with Cat spinal erectorschest Dolphin Plank Pose Makara Adho Mukha Śvānāsana Beginner · balance · 20–45 seconds abdominalsshoulders Easy Bow Pose Sarala Dhanurāsana ബിഗിനർ · ബാക്ക്ബെൻഡുകൾ · 15–30 സെക്കൻഡ്, 2 റൗണ്ട് quadricepsspinal erectors Easy Pose Sukhāsana Beginner · seated · 1–5 minutes hip adductorsspinal erectors Easy Seated Twist Parivṛtta Sukhāsana Beginner · twists · 5–8 breaths each side obliquesspinal erectors Eight-Limbed Pose Aṣṭāṅga Namaskāra Beginner · balance · 1 breath in a flow, or 3–5 breaths held tricepschest Equestrian Pose Aśva Sañcālanāsana Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds hip flexorsquadriceps Extended Puppy Pose Uttāna Śiśosana തുടക്കക്കാർ · ഇൻവേർഷനുകൾ · 60–120 സെക്കൻഡ് ലാറ്റിസിമസ് ഡോർസിshoulders Flapping Fish Pose Matsya Krīḍāsana Beginner · restorative · 3–6 minutes each side lower backhip flexors Half Camel Pose Ardha Uṣṭrāsana Beginner · backbends · 20–40 seconds hip flexorschest Half Side Plank Ardha Vasiṣṭhāsana Beginner · balance · 30–60 seconds each side obliquesshoulders Happy Baby Pose Ānanda Bālāsana Beginner · restorative · 1–3 minutes hip adductorsglutes Hare Pose Śaśāṅkāsana Beginner · restorative · 2–5 minutes lower backglutes Hero Pose Vīrāsana Beginner · seated · 1–4 minutes quadricepsകണങ്കാലുകൾ Kneeling Rest Pose Praṇāmāsana Beginner · restorative · 2–5 minutes spinal erectorsquadriceps Knees-to-Chest Pose Pavanamuktāsana Beginner · restorative · 1–3 minutes lower backglutes Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose Viparīta Karaṇī Beginner · inversions · 5–10 minutes hamstrings Lion Pose Siṃhāsana Beginner · seated · 4–6 rounds neckquadriceps Locust Pose Śalabhāsana ബിഗിനർ · ബാക്ക്ബെൻഡുകൾ · 10–20 സെക്കൻഡ്, 3 റൗണ്ട് spinal erectorsglutes Low Lunge Añjaneyāsana Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds hip flexorsquadriceps Melting Heart Pose Anāhatāsana തുടക്കക്കാർ · പിന്നിലേക്കുള്ള വളവുകൾ · 1–2 മിനിറ്റ് ലാറ്റിസിമസ് ഡോർസിchest Plank Pose Phalakāsana Beginner · balance · 20–45 seconds abdominalsshoulders Prayer Pose Prārthanāsana Beginner · standing · 3–5 breaths chestshoulders Raised Arms Pose ഹസ്ത ഉത്താനാസനം Beginner · backbends · 2–3 breaths spinal erectorsshoulders Reclining Bound Angle Pose Supta Baddha Koṇāsana Beginner · restorative · 5–10 minutes hip adductorship flexors Reclining Easy Pose Supta Sukhāsana Beginner · restorative · 5–10 minutes hip adductorslower back Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana Beginner · restorative · 1–3 minutes each side hamstringscalves Reverse Tabletop Pose Ardha Pūrvottānāsana ബിഗിനർ · ബാക്ക്ബെൻഡുകൾ · 20–30 സെക്കൻഡ്, 2 റൗണ്ട് gluteshamstrings Revolved Staff Pose Parivṛtta Daṇḍāsana Beginner · twists · 5–8 breaths each side obliquesspinal erectors Seated Mountain Pose Parvatāsana Beginner · seated · 30–60 seconds shouldersspinal erectors Simple Seated Twist Vakrāsana ബിഗിനർ · ട്വിസ്റ്റുകൾ · ഓരോ വശത്തും 30–60 സെക്കൻഡ് obliquesspinal erectors Snake Pose Sarpāsana ബിഗിനർ · ബാക്ക്ബെൻഡുകൾ · 10–20 സെക്കൻഡ്, 3 റൗണ്ട് spinal erectorsrhomboids സ്ഫിൻക്സ് പോസ് Sālamba Bhujaṅgāsana തുടക്കക്കാർ · പിന്നിലേക്കുള്ള വളവുകൾ · 1–3 മിനിറ്റ് spinal erectorschest Staff Pose Daṇḍāsana Beginner · seated · 30–60 seconds quadricepsspinal erectors Standing Backward Bend Ardha Cakrāsana Beginner · backbends · 2–4 breaths, 2 rounds spinal erectorschest Standing Spinal Twist Kaṭicakrāsana Beginner · twists · 6–10 rounds each side obliquesspinal erectors Stick Pose Yaṣṭikāsana Beginner · restorative · 5–8 rounds of stretch and release ലാറ്റിസിമസ് ഡോർസിabdominals Supine Abdominal Stretch Supta Udarākarṣaṇāsana Beginner · restorative · 2–4 minutes each side obliqueslower back Supine Spinal Twist Supta Matsyendrāsana ബിഗിനർ · ട്വിസ്റ്റുകൾ · ഓരോ വശത്തും 60–120 സെക്കൻഡ് obliquesspinal erectors Supported Bridge Pose Sālamba Setubandhāsana Beginner · restorative · 3–8 minutes chesthip flexors Supported Fish Pose Sālamba Matsyāsana Beginner · restorative · 5–10 minutes chestshoulders Thread the Needle Pose Parivṛtta Bālāsana ബിഗിനർ · ട്വിസ്റ്റുകൾ · ഓരോ വശത്തും 60–90 സെക്കൻഡ് obliquesrhomboids Thunderbolt Pose Vajrāsana Beginner · seated · 1–5 minutes quadricepsകണങ്കാലുകൾ Tiger Pose Vyāghrāsana Beginner · backbends · 6–10 rounds each side glutesspinal erectors Twisting Cobra Pose Tiryaka Bhujaṅgāsana Beginner · backbends · 5–8 slow rounds each side spinal erectorsobliques Upward Salute Ūrdhva Hastāsana Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds shouldersspinal erectors Warrior I Vīrabhadrāsana I Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds quadricepsglutes Womb Pose Garbhāsana Beginner · restorative · 3–8 minutes each side lower backglutes Accomplished Pose Siddhāsana Intermediate · seated · 2–5 minutes hip adductorsspinal erectors Archer Pose Ākarṇa Dhanurāsana Intermediate · seated · 20–40 seconds each side hip flexorshamstrings Bharadvaja's Twist II Bharadvājāsana II Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side obliquesspinal erectors Boat Pose Nāvāsana Intermediate · seated · 20–40 seconds abdominalship flexors Bow Pose Dhanurāsana Intermediate · backbends · 15–25 seconds, 2–3 rounds quadricepsspinal erectors Camel Pose Uṣṭrāsana Intermediate · backbends · 20–30 seconds, 2 rounds hip flexorsquadriceps Crow Pose Kākāsana Intermediate · balance · 3–8 breaths shouldersabdominals Fish Pose Matsyāsana Intermediate · backbends · 20–40 seconds chestspinal erectors Four-Footed Pose Catuṣpādāsana Intermediate · backbends · 20–40 seconds, 2 rounds gluteshamstrings Four-Limbed Staff Pose Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana Intermediate · balance · 1–3 breaths tricepschest Half Boat Pose Ardha Nāvāsana Intermediate · seated · 15–30 seconds abdominalstransverse abdominis Half Bow Pose Ardha Dhanurāsana ഇടത്തരം · പിന്നിലേക്കുള്ള വളവുകൾ · ഓരോ വശത്തും 15–20 സെക്കൻഡ് quadricepsspinal erectors Half Frog Pose Ardha Bhekāsana ഇടത്തരം · പിന്നിലേക്കുള്ള വളവുകൾ · ഓരോ വശത്തും 20–30 സെക്കൻഡ് quadricepship flexors Half Lord of the Fishes Pose Ardha Matsyendrāsana Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side obliquesspinal erectors Half Lotus Pose Ardha Padmāsana Intermediate · seated · 1–3 minutes each side hip adductorship flexors Headstand Preparation Śīrṣāsana (Prārambhika) ഇന്റർമീഡിയറ്റ് · ഇൻവേർഷനുകൾ · 20–45 സെക്കൻഡ് shouldersabdominals High Crescent Lunge Utthita Aśva Sañcālanāsana Intermediate · standing · 30–60 seconds quadricepsglutes Intense Side Stretch Pose Pārśvottānāsana Intermediate · forward bends · 45–90 seconds hamstringscalves Marichi's Pose A Marīcyāsana A Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side hamstringsspinal erectors One-Handed Arm Pose Eka Hasta Bhujāsana Intermediate · balance · 3–8 breaths each side shoulderstriceps One-Legged King Pigeon Pose Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana ഇടത്തരം · പിന്നിലേക്കുള്ള വളവുകൾ · ഓരോ വശത്തും 30–60 സെക്കൻഡ് hip flexorsquadriceps Pendant Pose Lolāsana Intermediate · balance · 3–8 breaths shouldersabdominals Pigeon Pose Eka Pāda Kapotāsana Intermediate · seated · 1–2 minutes each side gluteship abductors Plough Pose Halāsana ഇന്റർമീഡിയറ്റ് · ഇൻവേർഷനുകൾ · 45–90 സെക്കൻഡ് hamstringsspinal erectors Rabbit Pose Śaśāṅgāsana Intermediate · forward bends · 15–30 seconds spinal erectorsupper back Reclining Hero Pose Supta Vīrāsana Intermediate · backbends · 1–3 minutes quadricepship flexors Revolved Abdomen Pose Jaṭhara Parivartanāsana Intermediate · twists · 6–10 slow rounds each side obliquesabdominals Revolved Low Lunge Parivṛtta Añjaneyāsana Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side obliqueship flexors Side Bow Pose Pārśva Dhanurāsana Intermediate · backbends · 2–3 breaths each side quadricepsspinal erectors Standing Split Ūrdhva Prasārita Ekapādāsana Intermediate · inversions · 30–45 seconds each side hamstringsglutes Supported Upward Bow Pose Sālamba Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana Intermediate · backbends · 1–3 minutes chestshoulders Upward Plank Pose Pūrvottānāsana Intermediate · backbends · 15–30 seconds, 2 rounds gluteshamstrings Upward-Facing Dog Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana Intermediate · backbends · 15–30 seconds spinal erectorschest Wild Thing Camatkārāsana ഇടത്തരം · പിന്നിലേക്കുള്ള വളവുകൾ · ഓരോ വശത്തും 10–20 സെക്കൻഡ് gluteschest Yogic Seal Pose Yogamudrāsana Intermediate · seated · 30–60 seconds spinal erectorsshoulders Both Big Toes Pose Ubhaya Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana Advanced · seated · 15–30 seconds abdominalshamstrings Bound Lotus Pose Baddha Padmāsana Advanced · seated · 20–45 seconds each side hip adductorsshoulders Bridge Pose on the Crown Setu Bandhāsana Advanced · backbends · 10–20 seconds spinal erectorsglutes Bulb Pose Kandāsana Advanced · backbends · 10–20 seconds hip adductorship flexors Crane Pose Bakāsana Advanced · balance · 3–8 breaths shouldersabdominals Ear Pressure Pose Karṇapīḍāsana Advanced · inversions · 20–45 seconds spinal erectorsglutes Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose Utthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana അഡ്വാൻസ്ഡ് · ബാലൻസ് · 5–15 സെക്കൻഡ് hamstringship flexors Firefly Pose Ṭiṭṭibhāsana Advanced · balance · 3–6 breaths hip flexorsabdominals Flying Pigeon Pose Gālavāsana അഡ്വാൻസ്ഡ് · ബാലൻസ് · ഓരോ വശത്തും 3–6 ശ്വാസം shouldersabdominals Forearm Stand Piñcha Mayūrāsana Advanced · inversions · 15–45 seconds shouldersupper back Frog Pose Bhekāsana Advanced · backbends · 10–20 seconds quadricepship flexors Front Splits Hanumānāsana Advanced · seated · 30–60 seconds each side hamstringship flexors Full Lord of the Fishes Pose Pūrṇa Matsyendrāsana Advanced · twists · 20–40 seconds each side obliquesspinal erectors Gheranda's Pose Gheraṇḍāsana Advanced · backbends · 15–20 seconds each side quadricepship flexors Half Bound Lotus Forward Bend Ardha Baddha Padma Paścimottānāsana Advanced · forward bends · 30–60 seconds each side hamstringship adductors Half Lord of the Fishes Pose II Ardha Matsyendrāsana II Advanced · twists · 30–60 seconds each side obliquesspinal erectors Handstand Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana Advanced · inversions · 10–40 seconds shouldersabdominals Inverted Staff Pose Viparīta Daṇḍāsana Advanced · backbends · 20–40 seconds spinal erectorschest King Pigeon Pose Rājakapotāsana Advanced · backbends · 5–10 seconds hip flexorschest Little Thunderbolt Pose Laghu Vajrāsana Advanced · backbends · 5–10 seconds quadricepship flexors Lord of the Dance Pose Naṭarājāsana അഡ്വാൻസ്ഡ് · ബാലൻസ് · 5–15 സെക്കൻഡ് quadricepship flexors Lotus Peacock Pose Padma Mayūrāsana Advanced · balance · 3–6 breaths forearmsabdominals Lotus Pose Padmāsana Advanced · seated · 1–3 minutes each side hip adductorship flexors Marichi's Pose B Marīcyāsana B Advanced · twists · 30–60 seconds each side hip flexorsspinal erectors Marichi's Pose C Marīcyāsana C Advanced · twists · 20–40 seconds each side obliquesspinal erectors Marichi's Pose D Marīcyāsana D Advanced · twists · 20–40 seconds each side obliquesspinal erectors One-Legged Inverted Staff Pose Eka Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana Advanced · backbends · 5–10 seconds each side spinal erectorsshoulders One-Legged Shoulderstand Eka Pāda Sarvāṅgāsana Advanced · inversions · 15–30 seconds each side hamstringsabdominals Pigeon Pose Kapotāsana Advanced · backbends · 10–20 seconds hip flexorschest Reclining Thunderbolt Pose Supta Vajrāsana Advanced · seated · 15–30 seconds quadricepship flexors Revolved Side Angle Pose Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana Advanced · twists · 30–60 seconds each side obliquesquadriceps Rooster Pose Kukkuṭāsana Advanced · balance · 3–6 breaths shoulderstriceps Scales Pose Tolāsana Advanced · balance · 5–10 breaths shoulderstriceps Scorpion Pose Vṛścikāsana Advanced · inversions · 10–20 seconds shouldersspinal erectors Shoulder-Pressing Pose Bhujapīḍāsana Advanced · balance · 3–6 breaths shouldersabdominals Side Crane Pose Pārśva Bakāsana അഡ്വാൻസ്ഡ് · ബാലൻസ് · ഓരോ വശത്തും 3–6 ശ്വാസം obliquesshoulders Supported Headstand Sālamba Śīrṣāsana Advanced · inversions · 30 seconds to 3 minutes, built up over months shouldersabdominals Supported Shoulderstand Sālamba Sarvāṅgāsana Advanced · inversions · 1–3 minutes, built up gradually shouldersabdominals Tripod Headstand Sālamba Śīrṣāsana II Advanced · inversions · 20–60 seconds shoulderstriceps Two-Legged Inverted Staff Pose Dvi Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana Advanced · backbends · 30–60 seconds spinal erectorsshoulders Two-Legged Sage Pose Dvi Pāda Kauṇḍinyāsana അഡ്വാൻസ്ഡ് · ബാലൻസ് · ഓരോ വശത്തും 3–5 ശ്വാസം obliquestriceps Unsupported Headstand Nirālamba Śīrṣāsana Advanced · inversions · 15–45 seconds shouldersupper back Unsupported Shoulderstand Nirālamba Sarvāṅgāsana Advanced · inversions · 10–30 seconds abdominalsspinal erectors Upward Bow Pose Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana Advanced · backbends · 10–20 seconds, 2–3 rounds glutesquadriceps Upward Lotus in Shoulderstand Ūrdhva Padmāsana Advanced · inversions · 15–30 seconds abdominalsshoulders Upward Rooster Pose Ūrdhva Kukkuṭāsana Advanced · balance · 3–6 breaths shouldersabdominals Upward-Facing Forward Bend Ūrdhva Mukha Paścimottānāsana Advanced · forward bends · 20–40 seconds hamstringsabdominals

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Which yoga poses work the desk work — neck, shoulders and hips?

140 poses on this site do, 58 of them at beginner level. They are listed below, sorted from the most accessible upwards. Note what this page is: a filter over the library by the muscles a pose works, not a treatment plan.

Can yoga fix a problem here?

That is the wrong question for a web page to answer. Pain and injury have causes that need a person, not a list — a doctor or physiotherapist who can examine you. What this page can honestly offer is a set of poses that move the area in question, which is a reasonable thing to do for general wellbeing and a bad substitute for a diagnosis.

How often should I practise these?

Range and strength both respond to frequency far more than to duration. Three short sessions across a week move more than one long one, and ten minutes daily beats an hour on Sunday by a wide margin. Start with the beginner poses in the list and add the harder ones only when the easy ones have become uninteresting.

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Posture and upright sitting 171Hips 181Hamstrings 54The back and spine 175Neck and shoulders 166Core and trunk 141Balance and steadiness 40Wrists and forearms 35Winding down 25

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