Mountain Pose (Tadasana)
- Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 9:49
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Instructions:
1. Come to stand with the big toes touching.
2. Lift up all your toes and let them fan out, then drop them down creating a wide solid base. You can separate your heels slightly if your ankles are knocking together uncomfortably.
3. Bring your weight evenly onto all four corners of both feet.
4. Let the feet and the calves root down into the floor.
5. Engage the quadriceps and drawn them upwards causing your knee caps to rise.
6. Rotate both thighs inwards creating a widening of the sit bones and tuck your tailbone in between the sit bones.
7. Tone the belly, drawing it in slightly.
8. Widen the collar bones and stack the shoulder girdle on top of the pelvic girdle.
9. The neck is long, the crown of the head rises towards the ceiling and the shoulder blades slide down the back.
Benefits:
Improves alignment and corrects poor posture
Strengthens ankles and feet; firms thighs and buttocks
Helps relieve shortness of breath, especially in pregnancy
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