Vrikshasana refers to that asana in which we take a shape like a tree. This is the reason it is also known as Tree pose. Vrikshasana is make from two sanskrit words 'Vriksh' means 'tree' and 'Asana' means 'pose'. This is the one of the best yoga pose for meditation because from the past the Rishis and other gurus in India practiced this posture for meditation or to connect with a god. This pose is not only benefitial for meditation it is also helpful to strengthens the body muscles and improves metabolism.
Vrikshasana is only the one yoga posture that makes the body balanced physically as well mentally because this posture helps to reduce stress and strengthens the leg, back or shoulders. so, we can say that this posture makes our body physically as well as mentally strong.
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Introduction.
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How to do Vrikshasana or Tree pose.
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Hoe to release the posture.
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Benefits of Vrikshasana or Tree pose..
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Precautions of Vrikshasana or Tree pose..
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Tips for Beginners.
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Variations and Modifications.
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When to do it.
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Preparatory poses.
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Follow-up poses.
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Conclusion.
How to do Vrikshasana or Tree Pose:
- To do this posture firstly,stand straight with your feet at a distance of 2 inches from one another.
- Now,focus on the point in front of your eyes and then let a long deep breathe out.
- Now,slowly bend your right leg,raise it up and rest it on the inner thigh of left leg.
- Make sure that your heel is touching in the prelim area.
- after come this posture take a deep breathe in and slowly raise your arms over the head and join your hands so that your palms touch each other in a namaskar position.
- Hold the pose for 20-30 seconds.
- Make sure that breathe in and out normally.
How to release the posture:
- After hold the posture for 20-30 seconds breathe out normally and then bring your arms down slowly.
- Now,lower your right leg to the ground and stand straight.
- Then,take a deep breathe in and exhale slowly.
- This the one cycle of vrikshasana or tree pose.
- Now,repeat the posture with the another leg.
Benefits of vrikshasana:
This posture has a numerous benefits that we can discuss :
1. It is helpful to improves the body postures.
2. This asana increases the balance,steadiness of the brain.
3. This posture reduces the stress and fatigue.
4. It also improves the neuro muscular coordination.
5. It strengthens the leg,back and shoulders muscles.
6. Helpful to solve the problem of sciatica.
7. It improves the balance of the whole body and make it strong.
8. It is also helpful improves the concentration.
9. It improves the nervous system.
10. It improves the blood circulation in our body.
11. Reduces the problem of flat feet.
12. It helps to relax and calms the mind.
Precautions:
- Persons suffering from any knee and hip injury should avoid this posture.
- High blood pressure problem patients avoid this posture.
- Person suffer from vertigo problem should avoid this pose.
- Migrane and insomnia patient should not practice this posture.
- Person suffering from arthritis should not practice this posture.
- More Obesity persons avoid this posture.
Person suffer from all these problem avoid this pose because this posture serious damage when person does not follow these instruction.
Tips for Beginners:
- As a beginner, when you face difficulty to make a balance in Vrikshasana, you will practice this posture to take a support of a wall .
- Practice it under the guidance of a certified yoga instructor.
- Practice it after understand the precautions of this asana.
- Practice it in early with a empty stomach to take to effective results from this posture.
Variations or modifications:
- When you balance the Vrikshasana easily,you will go to the advance pose. To deepen the pose bend back and take a shape to your upper body like an arc.
- If you wants to deepen the pose raise your heels up from the floor as higher as posssible.You will also raise you heels if you face difficulty to balancing the posture.
When to do it:
We know that everyone suggest to practice yoga in morning. There is no any rule to practice it,you will practice it anytime in day.But practice it early morning without eating anything to take a effective results from this asana.Make Sure that should take a meal before 5 hours because between this time you can digest you food and you have a enough energy to practice this posture.
Preparatory Poses :
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Conculsion:
Vrikshasana has a numerous benefits if you practice it daily.We know that for a healthy always needs healthy and stress free mind. Vrikshasana is not only strengthens the muscles it is also helpful to reduce stress and improves the nervous system. In todays life everyone wants a balanced body and this posture it is the best way to balanced the body physically as well as mentally.
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