Vrksasana (Tree Pose) | Vrksasana Yoga | Yoga in Vrksasana

It is a basic standing posture with one foot on the ground or standing surface and the second leg bent so that the sole of the foot is on the other inner thigh of the opposite leg.It can also increase the flexibility of your hips and groin. Your balance and concentration can also be improved with constant practice.

The entire sole of the foot remains in contact with the floor. The right knee is bent and the right foot placed on the left inner thigh. With the toes of the right foot pointing directly down, the left foot, center of the pelvis, shoulders and head are all vertically aligned.Start with the Mountain Pose.As you exhale, place your left foot on the inside part of your right leg, close to the groin area, with the toes pointing downward.As you inhale, stretch your arms sideways to form a T, palms facing down.

Try not to let the right hip jut out. Keep both hips squared towards the front.Focus on something that doesn’t move to help you keep your balance.Repeat the move while standing on the left foot. Firmly press the right foot sole against the inner thigh and resist with the outer left leg. Press your hands together in Anjali Mudra. Gaze softly at a fixed point in front of you on the floor

Keeping your eyes focused on a point in front of you, will assist your balance.To maintain balance, it helps to focus your eyes on one point in front of you and keep on breathing through the belly.Step back to Tadasana with an exhalation and repeat for the same length of time with the legs reversed.

Keep working your right knee back and contracting your buttocks muscles in and down.Feel your abdomen plane and hips facing straight ahead, while lifting out of the waist.Stay in this pose for about 30 sec or 1 min.On an outbreath lower the leg and arms down and stand in Tadasana, repeat on the other side.

Tree Pose Benefits:
1.Relieves sciatica and reduces flat feet

2.Strengthens legs, improves balance.

3.Improves sense of balance

4.This pose tones the leg muscles and gives one a sense of balance and poise.

5.It also improves posture and concentration, limbers the hips, deepens the thorax.

6.Stretches the groins and inner thighs, chest and shoulders

7.Strengthens the ankles, and firms and tones the muscles of the legs, back and chest.

8.Strengthens thighs, calves, ankles, and spine