Tadasana
Tadasana (Sanskrit: ताडासन; IAST: Tāḍāsana) or Mountain Pose[1] is an asana.
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[edit] Etymology
The name comes from the Sanskrit words tada meaning "mountain"[2] and asana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat".[3]
[edit] Description
It is a very basic standing posture with feet together and hands at the sides of the body. Yoga practitioners[who?] consider it a pose that promotes confidence and happiness as well as improving posture and creating space within the body. This creating space within the body may allow internal organs to work more efficiently thus improving respiration, digestion and elimination. The pose strengthens the abdomen and the legs. It may help relieve sciatica and reduce flat feet.[citation needed] Poses that help prepare for Tadasana include Adho Mukha Svanasana and Uttanasana. Although Tadasana is a very basic pose it is the basis for many standing poses. Urdhva Hastasana is a very similar pose with the hands raised above the head.
[edit] Variations
Supta Tadasana (Reclined Mountain Pose)[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Yoga Journal - Mountain Pose". http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/492. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ "Tadasana". http://www.yogaartandscience.com/poses/Standing%20Poses/Tadasana/tadas.html. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Sinha, S.C. (1 June 1996). Dictionary of Philosophy. Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.. p. 18. ISBN 9788170412939. http://books.google.com/books?id=-zzRvh1fRzEC&pg=PA18. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Supta Tadasana". http://www.yogaartandscience.com/poses/recp/suptad/suptad.html. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
[edit] Further reading
- Iyengar, B. K. S. (1 October 2005). Illustrated Light On Yoga. HarperCollins. ISBN 9788172236069. http://books.google.com/books?id=pbx5AAAACAAJ. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (1 August 2003). Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha. Nesma Books India. ISBN 9788186336144. http://books.google.com/books?id=YpR1QgAACAAJ. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (January 2004). A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya. Nesma Books India. ISBN 9788185787084. http://books.google.com/books?id=eWOrAAAACAAJ. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- Dollar, Cindy; Susanna MacKenzyie Euston (2004). Yoga your way: customizing your home practice. Lark Books. ISBN 1-58563-571-0.
- Bikram Yoga, Bikram, Choudhury (2007). Bikram Yoga. HarperCollinsPublishers. ISBN 0-06-056808-9
[edit] External links
- Step by Step Instruction
- http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/492_1.cfm
- http://yoga.about.com/od/yogaposes/a/tadasana.htm
- http://yoga.about.com/od/yogaposes/a/urdhvahastasana.htm
- http://fitnessfundaa.blogspot.com/2008/08/tadasana-mountain-pose.html
- Tadasana at Flash Mavi
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