Tadasana Yoga Posture
posted on Jan 8, 2013
Tadasana Yoga Posture
Tadasana Yoga Pose, Tadasana Yoga Asana Postures, Yoga Mountain Pose: The tadasana yoga pose is also known as mountain pose and is the pose from which all other poses are a basic yoga posture, Tadasana can also be used as the starting point for other asanas that are performed in a standing position.
* Stand on a firm ground, with your legs and feet joined together.
* Keep your hands at your sides and look in the front.
* Now, balancing yourself on the heels, raise your toes and hold it for 5-10 seconds.
* Bring the toes back on the ground and move forward your pubic bone, just a bit.
* Lift your chest up and out, in moderation.
* Next, you need to raise up your head.
* Lift the base of your skull, towards the ceiling, lengthening your neck in the process.
* Putting pressure on your toes, lift your legs up, first the calves and then your thighs.
* Keeping your breath steady, remain in the position for 1-2 minutes.
* As you inhale, feel the breath is coming up through the floor and going into your legs, followed by stomach and up to the head.
* While exhaling, feel your breath going down, right from the head to the stomach and into your feet.
* Now, come back to the original position slowly and repeat the process.
* In the next repetition, along with your legs, raise up your arms as well, stretching them and taking them over your head.
* Again repeat the inhaling and exhaling exercise and in the latter one, put down your arms as well.