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Ardha Uttanasana also commonly known as "Flat back pose", "Half Standing Forward Fold" or "Half Forward Bend" prepares the body for Uttanasana and Adho Mukha Svanasana because stretches, lengthens and rejuvenates the hamstrings, calves, spine and upper torso and therefore also improving our posture. This asana is often done in Sun salutations, as a transition between Uttanasana and Chaturanga Dandasana. Newbies on Yoga that find changeling to bend from the pelvis should practice this asana before attempting full Uttanasana, in order to prevent bending instead from the lumbar region, an unsafe action that could create compression on the vertebras. This pose will lengthen and strengthen our body in time and with patience and practice, is going to allow us to go deeper in our practice. Stand in Tadasana with the feet parallel - big toes touching together and heels slightly apart. Root down through all four corners of the feet. In...

Source: "Yoga anatomy" written by    Leslie Kaminoff " Uttanasana reminds me of a waterfall, the legs being the cliffs from which the trunk is flowing down like water – make the legs strong and tall and the trunk soft and flowing! " from Eyal Shifroni in " Props for yoga - Volume 1: Standing asanas " This healing, powerful and rejuvenating asana that soothes the mind, work and stretches the hamstrings, gastrocnemius, piriformis muscles, spinal muscles, and so many others muscles and connective tissues. Stand in Tadasana (Mountain Pose). On inhale circle the arms up in Urdhva Hastasana, extending from the low belly up through the fingertips.  Maintaining the length, on exhale and hinging from the hips, bend forward in order to have the trunk folding over the legs and resting the palms on the floor by the sides of the feet. If you need to bend the knees, maintaining the contact of the belly with ...

Like Tadasana, i n this asana, the practitioner stands tall, like a mountain with the hands raised over the head. Urdhva Hastasana is an uplifting pose that seems so easy and we take for granted so many times but in fact, is full of subtleties and manages to work our body  balance, height and extension  as well as our focus. With this asana, we find a sense of release by clearing the shoulders away from the ears. Stand up with the feet parallel. Big toes joining together and hells slightly apart. Ground down through the four corners of each foot. Lift the shinbones and the kneecaps up, engaging the quadriceps/thighs muscles and drawing the inner and outer knees (without straining them). Neutralize your pelvis by pulling the pubic bone toward the navel  lengthening the spine and the trunk . This action prevents an excessive curve on the lumbar spine and also keeps the lower rib cage in. Inhale and extend your arms to the side parallel ...

Source: "Yoga anatomy" written by    Leslie Kaminoff Tadasana, also called Samasthiti, is an asana that apparently seems so easy but really is full of nuances and subtleties, working all the body, balance and concentration, being this the reason why all the newbies in yoga, should practice this pose. This pose creates balance, height and extension, being, for this reason, a setting foundation for all standing poses and an important tool that allow us to progress into our practice.