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- How to do Tadasana or Mountain Pose?
- How to control your breathing during this asana?
- Benefits of Tadasana or Mountain Pose
- Contra-indications of Tadasana or Mountain Pose
Performing Tadasana or Mountain Pose with the Starting position as:
- Stand with feet hip distance apart, shoulders relaxed, spine & neck straight
- Raise both arms over the head and interlock your fingers, palms facing upwards.
- Stretch the arms towards the ceiling. Spine, waist and shoulders also stretched out.
- Gently raise the heels of both feet and feel the stretch. Try to balance.
- Look straight or just a level above the front linear gaze. The sight doesn’t move or change during the practice.
- Inhale and exhale long breaths while staying in the posture.
Coming out of Tadasana yoga pose:
- Bring the heels down- feet completely on the mat.
- Relax the stretch, release the lock. Place the arms down near the body.
- Relax the eyes.
Breathing:
- Inhale while entering posture.
- Inhale and exhale while holding on to the posture
- Exhale while releasing the asana
Awareness:
- While stretching- to the spine, Shoulders, arms and waist.
- While holding on the posture, awareness towards breathing.
Benefits:
- Improves posture.
- Strengthens thighs, knees, and ankles.
- Firms body muscles (especially around abdominal area), tones the nervous system.
- Relieves sciatica.
- Increase height.
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