Preksha Yoga: Tadaasana, Vrikshasana and Trikonasana

Tadasana

• Stand erect with the feet together, the heels and big toes touching each other.
• Raise the arms up over the head, fingers interlocked and palms facing upward.
• Keep the stomach in, chest forward.
• Now look up at the hands.
• Lift the heels and stretch the whole body upward.
• Slowly return the heels on to the ground.
• Hold the breath inside while stretching the body.
• Repeat the process five times.

Vrikshasana

• Stand erect with the feet together.
• Bend the right leg from the knee and place the heel of this leg at the root of left thigh. Rest the foot on the thigh, toes pointing downward.
• Now raise the arms straight over the head, joining both the palms together in worship pose and pointing towards sky. Balance on the left leg.
• Remain in this pose for a few seconds while breathing deeply.
• Return in relax standing pose by bringing down the arms to the sides and right leg apart with left one; repeat the exercise with left leg.

Trikonasana

• Stand erect with the feet 60-90 cm apart.
• Take a deep inhalation and hold the breath inside.
• Extend both the arms sideways in line with the shoulder.
• Bend the body from the waist at 90 degrees angle. Look forward and touch the right toe with left hand.
• Now watch upward to the straight arm with the palm facing right.
• Remain in this posture for a few seconds, return to the easy standing posture, lowering and placing the arms in the sides, and exhale.
• Repeat the exercise with the right hand touching the left toe and left hand going up.

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