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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Tree Pose/Vrksasana Lotus Variation: How to

Vrksasana

Tree Pose Lotus Variation

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1. Stand in Tadasana. Shift your weight slightly onto the left foot, keeping all four corners of the foot firm to the floor, and bend your right knee. Reach down with your right hand and grab your right ankle.
2. Draw your right foot up and place the foot in the crease of your left hip or as far up the thigh that is not painful; if possible, the bottom of the right foot facing toward the ceiling. The center of your pelvis should be directly over the left foot.
3. Make sure the pelvis is in a neutral position, with the hips parallel to the short end of the mat.
4. Engage your abs and you should feel a slight tuck of the tailbone. Firmly press the right foot against the inner thigh and resist with the outer left leg. Press your hands together in Anjali Mudra at heart center or above your head. Gaze softly at a fixed point in front of you(drishti).
5. On an exhale come back to Tadasana and repeat for the same length of time on the opposite leg.

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