Tag Archives: mountain pose

Standing Exercises: Warrior Pose | Mountain Pose | Tada Asana

By Patricia | May 8, 2009

How Using Standing Exercises Can Tone the Lower Body?
Yoga is one of the best alternative therapies that provides benefits to both the body and the mind. This ancient therapeutic form of exercise dates back to thousands of years. Yoga was developed by the sages and mystics of ancient India. In fact, it would not be [...]

Standing Yoga Poses: The Mountain Pose | Triangle Pose | Standing Forward Bend

By Patricia | April 24, 2009

Benefits of standing yoga postures (poses)
Yoga is an excellent alternative therapy of the body and mind. This ancient discipline dates back to India around 5000 years ago. Yoga is known to aid a number of healing processes. The word ‘yoga’ is commonly translated as ‘union’ from Sanskrit, referring to the union of the body and [...]

Yoga Pose: How Long You Should Hold A Yoga Poses For

By Patricia | April 20, 2009

How long should we hold a yoga pose for?
There is no hard and fast rule as to how long you should hold a yoga pose for. While some institutions prescribe the minimum ratio of 2 (inhalation to enter the pose): 4 (retention): 2 (exhalation to exit the pose): 2 (suspension), there are those who advocate [...]

Lean Up Yoga Poses : Mountain Pose | Chair Pose | Breathing Exercises

By Patricia | April 19, 2009

Lean Up Yoga Poses: Any good yoga poses for someone who wants to lean up?
In order to lean up or maintain a vertical alignment of your spine, yoga can be extremely useful. It is a harmless, drug-free alternative form of therapy. This therapy is an ancient discipline that has its origins in India several thousands [...]

Seated Mountain Pose: Tadasana | How to Do it?

By Patricia | March 6, 2009

How can I release tension in my shoulders and upper back in seated mountain pose?
Seated Mountain Pose. There are two different yoga poses that are commonly termed as the ‘Mountain’ pose. Of the two poses, one, also called Tadasana in Sanskrit, is a neutral standing pose. The other is the Seated Mountain Pose.
This pose not [...]