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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...

In the previous post I have explained several exercises to work and learn to engage the feet, legs and pelvis, now I'm going to show how we can work our chest and arms in Tadasana (Mountain Pose). Firstly, with the arms in front of you wrap a belt around the forearms, in order to find the correct measure of the strap. So if you feel the pressure of the belt against the ribcages with the forearms touching the side ribs, you have the shoulder-width measure. After, remove the strap and send the arms back and wrapping the strap around the bones of the outer elbows behind you. Lift the side chest up and stretch the arms down, by moving them sideways, as you stretch the strap. Extend the palms and fingers down in line with the arms, pressing the thumb against the sideways of the hand, in order to engage the arms. If you don't feel comfortable with the strap, or you don't have one, you can also just interlock the fingers behind ...

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.