Ardent yoga lovers know the importance and associated benefits of doing Tadasana. Also known as Mountain Pose, the pivotal yoga posture requires perfect body alignment and positioning since Tadasana alignment later decides the accuracy of standing and inverted poses. If you will do Tadasana incorrectly, the rest of your workout will follow along the same lines.
Here is what you need to know for posing correctly in Tadasana:
Steps Involved
1. First, you need to stand up straight without bending your knees. Your feet should be aligned under your hips, so that they may carry equal bodyweight.
2. Try to exert pressure with your feet rooted into the floor. Next, lengthen the space between your ribcage and pelvis in order to make your waist grow longer.
3. Now allow your lower abs to engage around your navel, so that you may feel the stretch at your sternum.
4. With your palms facing upwards, your shoulders should now roll slightly back. Now you may allow your hands to get back to their earlier position.
5. Now put your hands in prayer position or align them with your thighs. Make sure that your shoulders are open in this position.
6. Next, as you did it earlier in Step 2, open up your chest and lift the sternum upward. Engage your lower abs and again, exert pressure using your feet.
7. Finally, try to align your ears with the middle of your shoulders while sliding the back of your head backwards. You chin should be tucked as you look in the forward direction.
Benefits
1. It helps you improve your posture, aside from strengthening your knees, thighs and ankles.
2. After practicing it regularly for a few weeks, you will notice that your abdomen and buttocks have grown firmer than before.
3. If you are suffering from sciatica or flat feet, you may be sure about recovering in no time.
Precautions
1. Those suffering with chronic headache, insomnia and low blood pressure should avoid doing this Yoga pose.
2. For beginners, maintaining perfect balance might be an issue. However, with through practice, they can improve their balance in this pose. For doing so, you should keep your inner feet slightly apart at 3 to 5 inches.
