Triyak Tadasana (Bending Tree Pose) : Steps, Benefits, Precautions, Modifications
Tiryaka Tadasana is a basic standing posture that is a variation of Tadasana with a side stretch. The name traces its roots to the Sanskrit ‘Tiryaka’, which means ‘oblique’ or ‘swaying’; ‘Tada’, means ‘mountain’; and ‘asana, which means ‘posture’ or ‘pose’.
How To Do It-
Stand with your hands at your sides in Samsthiti. The legs can be kept apart or together by roughly a foot and a half.
The two palms can be joined or crossed, or, kept apart with the palms down.
Slowly inhale and lift your hands above your head. The palms are now facing one another.
Slowly exhale, and then move to the left side with your arms straight up so that your biceps touch the ears. Continue bending as much as you can without straining. Keep your upper arms close to your ears as you go through this process.
As long as you are comfortable, you can stay in this position. Feel the stretch around the waist and on the right side of the ribs. After taking a breath, straighten your body again. This is a part of yoga teacher training courses.
Contraindications
- If you have any sort of surgery or injury in the arms, legs or the shoulders, you should give this asana a miss.
- All those students who have dizziness, or other issues with balance can avoid the standing version and do the seated one.
Benefits
- The pose helps in stretching the body, strengthens it, and also elongates the spine.
- It also increases the flexibility and range of movement.
- It is a very energizing and de-stressing asana.
- You will also develop a lot of focus and awareness, by doing the asana.
- Your intercostal muscles will get a good stretch, so that your strength and flexibility increases.
- When you stretch the body on one side, you experience compression on the other side. Thus, regulating the proper secretion of hormones.
- It also makes the spine supine.
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