Super Yoga Fitness
Yoga has many different poses each one focuses on a specific area of the body. This pose is a standing pose and it offers so many benefits, it is the easiest yoga pose.
A consistent yoga practice may positively influence both mind and body. It may help to:
- improve flexibility
- relieve pain
- improve sleep
- increase self-esteem
- improve management of anxiety
You can return to Tadasana between standing poses to focus on alignment and balance.
It may help to:
- improve coordination, as the pose calls for you to distribute your weight evenly
- tone your core, as you are encouraged to engage these muscles
- improve posture, as it involves being mindful of and correcting body parts like your pelvis, knees, and back
Steps
- Stand with your big toes touching and your heels slightly apart, so the outer edges of your feet are parallel.
- Distribute pressure evenly between your big toes, little toes, and heels.
- Lift your arches and press into the outer edges of your feet.
- Keep your knees slightly bent.
- Engage your quadriceps and lift your kneecaps upward slightly.
- Bring your pelvis into a neutral position, maintaining the natural curve of your low back.
- Activate your core muscles.
- Elongate your spine and broaden your chest.
- Draw your shoulder blades together and down the back.
- Relax your arms by your sides with your palms facing forward.
- Spread your hands and activate your fingers.
- Keep your belly relaxed and take slow, deep breaths.
- Hold this position for few seconds.
Super fun yoga fitness!
