Eka Pada Tadasana
Eka: one Pada: foot Tada: mountain (EK-AH-PAHD-AH TAH-DAH-SUN-AH)
ENERGETIC ALIGNMENT
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COMMON MISALIGNMENTS
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RELATED ASANAS
Utthita Padangusthasana - Parivrtta Padangusthasana
ENERGETIC ALIGNMENT
See Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
COMMON MISALIGNMENTS
-standing foot turned out or in
-hyperextension in knee of standing leg
-lifted leg placed on knee joint
-anterior or posterior tilt of pelvis
-lordosis or kyphosis of spine
-shoulders lifted to the ears
ASANA NOTES AND BENEFITS
-strengthens thighs, calves, ankles and spine
-stretches the groins, inner thighs, chest and shoulders
-improves sense of balance
-relieves sciatica and reduces flat feet
FOUNDATION ANATOMY
HA/Solar: contract - trapezius (lower fibers), rhomboids, spinal extensors
Standing leg: quadriceps, tibialis anterior, glutes
Lifted leg: illiopsoas, glutes
THA/Lunar: Lengthen- Trapezius (upper fibers), pectorals, core abdominals (eccentrically contracted)
Standing leg: hamstrings, gastrocnemius,soleus
Lifted leg: adductors
THREE PART VINYASA
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