Tadasana - Mountain Pose

Type: Standing Pose
Level: Beginner
Use: Foundation for Standing Balancing, Transitional Pose
Sanskrit Meaning: Tada = Mountain, Asana = Posture

Benefits

• STRENGTHENS THE WHOLE BODY

• IMPROVES POSTURE

• INCREASES BODY AWARENESS

• HELPS WITH BREATHING

• CAN HELP REDUCE FLAT FEET

HOW TO DO MOUNTAIN POSE / TADASANA WITH PROPER FORM

COMMON MISTAKES IN MOUNTAIN POSE / TADASANA

TO AVOID

• MANY AREAS OF THE BODY ARE NOT ENGAGED

• FEET ARE POINTED OUTWARDS

• WEIGHT IN FEET IS DISTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE INNER OR OUTER EDGES OF THE FEET, OR ON HEELS OR BALLS OF FEET

• OVER-ARCHED LOWER BACK

• SLOUCHING SHOULDERS OR OVER-BROADENED CHEST

• INACTIVE ARMS, HANDS, LEGS, GLUTES, CORE

PROPER ALIGNMENT FOR MOUNTAIN POSE / TADASANA

TO TRY

• WHOLE BODY ENGAGED TO FEEL ENERGY FLOWING THROUGH

• FEET GROUNDED FIRMLY ON THE MAT WITH WEIGHT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED

• STRAIGHT AND LENGTHENED SPINE

• NEUTRAL PELVIS

• SHOULDERS BACK AND DOWN

• CHEST OPEN

• ARMS, HANDS, LEGS, GLUTES AND CORE ENGAGED

• LIFTING THROUGH THE CROWN OF THE HEAD

Yoga Poses A - Z

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Downward facing dog pose - Adho Mukha Svanasana

easy pose - Sukhasana

Extended triangle pose - utthita trikonasana

Mountain pose - tadasana

plank pose - phalakasana

seated forward fold - paschimottanasana

staff pose - dandasana

squat pose - malasana

tree pose - vrksasana

upward facing dog pose - urdhva mukha svanasana

Warrior 1 Pose - Virabhadrasana I

Warrior 2 Pose - Virabhadrasana II