Mountain Pose -Tadasana (tah-DAHS-anna)

Steps to performing tadasana:
• Stand straight with your legs together on the mat so that your big toes are touching.
• Stretch your toes so that they are fanning out and rest all your weight so that it rests on the four corners of your feet.
• Draw your belly in slightly and straighten out your hips.
• Bring your shoulder blades back and point the crown of your head to the ceiling.
• It may look like you are doing nothing, but tadasana is the basis for most of the standing yoga positions. It is important to have your body aligned to perform further exercises.

Anatomical Focus: Thighs

Benefits: Improves posture, relieves stress, improves flat feet, strengthens thighs, knees and ankles. This is a common transition used between poses. To learn more about the variety of poses which a person can move into from here, consider purchasing a yoga book.

Cautions: None.

Hints/Tips: Beginners should practice this posture against a wall so they can get used to the feeling of their body going into alignment.

Preparatory Poses:
• Uttanasana
• Adho Mukha Svanasana

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