Tree Pose (Vrksasana)

Tree Pose (Vrksasana)

(vrik-SHAHS-anna)

vrksa = tree

How to make this asana:

First, hold firmly in the ground, be careful that your toes are spread in particular, which will contribute to a better balance in the performance of this asana.

Put your hands down your body, and try this pose on a more stable leg (if you can identify on which side you have greater balance). You will see on next step what am i writing about...

Begin by moving your left leg (If you have more stability on this leg) comfortably, with wide-spread toes, almost submerged in the underlay (It's like you have imaginary canes that you're getting to the floor)

Then the right leg will bend in the knee and shift from the back of the floor helping with your right hand, and put above opposed knee of the leg. (you can see on the pictures in this post)

Next move your left leg with your hand, so you can open your hip. The foot rested on the thigh (is on inner side of your leg)

Once you have mastered this part, you need to first train balance and stability to this position so that we can fully and properly perform asan to the end.

When in this position you feel safe enough, put your arms in front of your heart, making sure that your thumb touches the middle of your chest. Where is your heart.

When you are confident enough in this asan you can close your eyes and pay attention to breathing.

Focus only on your breath and your breath, and try all the other thoughts to deport.

This is one way to perform this asane, and and there is another way of doing that in which we all do the same, except that in the end we raise up our arms to the air, connect the thumb and forefinger and look upwards.

This way is a bit harder, but brings many benefits where better positive energy enters through you!

Vrksasana, besides being excellent for balancing exercise, is also known because it greatly improves circulation and thus affects the vascular system.

Of course, as well as the duration of the other asanas, we stay longer in this position each day and thus gain more stability.

My advice is to training this pose whit your legs change, achieving the same balance and stability on both sides of the body.

Below are the photos that will support the performance described.