Tadasana
Tada: Mountain (TAH-DAH-SUN-AH)
ENERGETIC ALIGNMENT
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COMMON MISALIGNMENTS
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RELATED ASANAS
Adho Mukha Vrksasana - Pinchamayurasana - Plankasana - Sirsasana
ENERGETIC ALIGNMENT
Key Actions: Pada Bandha - Mula Bandha - Uddiyana Bandha, Spinal Extension, Neutral Pelvis, Stabilized Core
Apana: Pada Banda grounds you through all four corners of the feet , tailbone anchors towards the heels, scapula slide down the back.
Samana: Feet press down and isometrically hold center, generating activation between the sitting bones through Mula Bandha. Uddiyana Bandha in the abdomen coils in and up to support neutral pelvic alignment and extend/lengthen the natural curvature of the spine and gather the low ribs in.
Prana: Leg muscles hug in and activate upwards from the action of pada bandha.
Vyana: Spine Extends from crown to tail, collarbones broaden through the chest, energy circulates through fingers and toes.
Udana: Cervical spine extension.
COMMON MISALIGNMENTS
-feet turned out or in
-hyperextension in knees
-anterior or posterior tilt of pelvis
-lordosis or kyphosis of spine
-shoulders lifted to the ears
-forward head posture
ASANA NOTES AND BENEFITS
-improves Posture
-strengthens thighs, knees and ankles
-firms abdomen and buttocks
-relieve sciatica
-reduces flat feet
-teaches extension of the spine aligning the body from top to bottom (apana to prana/udana vayu) ?
-serves to center and ground the mind and body within standing vinyasa as a start and end point as in various namaskar cycles ?
FOUNDATION ANATOMY
HA/Solar: contract- Trapezius (lower fibers), rhomboids, spinal extensors, quadriceps, tibialis anterior
THA/Lunar-- lengthen- Trapezius (upper fibers), pectorals, core abdominals (eccentrically contracted), hamstrings, gastrocnemius, soleus
THREE PART VINYASA
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