'''Vriksasana''' (Sanskrit: वृक्षासन; IAST: vṛkṣāsana) or Tree Pose is an asana.
== Etymology Technique== # Stand in Tadasana (Mountain Pose) and shift your weight slightly onto your left foot, keeping your sole pressed firm against the floor, and then bend your right knee.# Reach down with your right hand and clasp your right ankle.# Draw your right foot up and place the sole against your inner left thigh; if possible, press your right heel into your thigh – just below your groin with your toes pointing toward the floor.# The center of your pelvis should be directly over your left foot.# Rest your hands on the upper portion of your pelvic bone. Make sure that your pelvis is in a neutral position, with the top rim parallel to the floor.# Lengthen your tailbone toward the floor.# Firmly press your right foot sole against your inner thigh and resist with your left leg.# Press your hands together in Anjali Mudra. Gaze softly at a fixed point in front of you on the floor about 4 -5 feet away# Stay in this pose for 30 seconds to 1 minute.# Step back to Tadasana with an exhalation and repeat for the same length of time with the legs reversed.<ref name="Technique"/>
The name comes from the Sanskrit words vriksa or vriksha (वृक्ष, vṛkṣa) meaning "tree", and asana (आसन) meaning "posture".==Technique in pictures/animation==
== Description ==
From Tadasana==Effects==* Improves balance and stability in the legs* On a metaphysical level, weight is shifted helps one to one leg, for example, starting with achieve balance in other aspects of life* Strengthens the left leg. The entire sole ligaments and tendon of the foot remains in contact with the floor. The right knee is bent feet* Strengthens and tones the right foot placed on the left inner thighentire standing leg, or in half lotus position. In either foot placement, the hips should be open, with up to the right knee pointing towards buttocks* Assists the right, not forward. With body in establishing pelvic stability* Strengthen the toes bones of the right foot pointing directly down, hips and legs due to the left foot, center weight-bearing nature of the pelvis, shoulders pose* Builds self-confidence and head are all vertically aligned. Hands are typically held above the head either pointed directly upwards and unclasped, or clasped together in anjali mudra.esteem<ref name="Effects"/>
The asana is typically held for 20 ==Related Asanas==* [[Trikonasana]]* [[Virabhadrasana II]]* [[Baddha Koṇāsana]] ==Special requisites==Avoid doing this posture if you are suffering from migraine, insomnia, low or high blood pressure. ==Initial practice notes==If your raised foot tends to 60 seconds to stretch slide down the spineinner standing thigh, returning to tadasana while exhaling, then repeating put a folded sticky mat between the raised-foot sole and the standing inner thigh.<ref name="Initial practice notes"/> ==References== <references> <ref name="Technique">[https://thehealthorange.com/stay-fit/yoga/vrksasana-tree-pose-10-steps-benefits/ "Methodology"]</ref> <ref name="Initial practice notes">[https://www.yogajournal.com/poses/tree-pose "Beginers tips"]</ref> <ref name="Effects">[http://www.cnyhealingarts.com/2010/10/29/the-health-benefits-of-vrikshasana-tree-pose/ "Health benefits"]</ref> </references> ==External Links==* [https://thehealthorange.com/stay-fit/yoga/vrksasana-tree-pose-10-steps-benefits/ Vriksasana on thehealthorange.com]* [https://georgiestclair.com/creative-business/benefits-tree-pose-creative-wellbeing/ Vriksasana on georgiestclair.com]* [http://www.zliving.com/fitness/yoga/tree-pose-vrksasana-tips-benefits-follow-up-yoga-poses-94303/ Vriksasana on the opposite legzliving.com]
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