Ashtanga Namaskara (Sanskrit: अष्टाङ्ग नमस्कार), Ashtanga Dandavat Pranam (अष्टाङ्ग दण्डवत् प्रणाम्), Eight Limbed pose, Caterpillar pose, or Chest, Knees and Chin pose is a asana sometimes used in the Surya Namaskar sequence in modern yoga as exercise, where the body is balanced on eight points of contact with the floor: feet, knees, chest, chin and hands.