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Sukhasana
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This Month's Pose (April 2009)
Sukhasana
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Ideas for Deeper Study
Sukhasana
Are you really in Sukhasana? Shins need to be parallel with feet hidden under opposite knee.
Sit in the pose for a long time – 5-10 minutes. What comes up?
Compare being on a lift and not. What changes?
How is this pose different from Siddhasana? Compare the two. When would one be more appropriate than the other?
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5 comments:
Tadasana is such a powerful pose for me. I think I have studied this pose more than any other pose (besides head and shoulder balances). Learning how to release my psoas, use my feet powerfully, engage and strengthen my inner thighs, and separate my feet slightly to compensate for my torqued pelvis have all helped me feel stronger on my own two feet, powerful really. I also love Tadasana to reground after any standing pose. It is a lovely time to reflect on the effect of the previous pose.
Tadasana is to me standing firm and being still. I used to get frustrated by just standing there - felt like I needed to be doing something. Then my muscles grew stronger and I learned more about my body. Now when I stand there, it's so much more. I am doing something, yet no one can see, I'm just not actively moving - there is a difference.
I often tell my students that it is a regal pose, and why not? We're all princes and princesses right? In Tadasana, if I'm truly doing the pose and not just standing without attention, I feel powerful and majestic and tall. And I do it every chance I get.
Tadasana for me is about coming back to the center. If I have been doing other poses, it is like I am gathering everything together (mentally and physically) and bringing it all back together. It is important for me to do Tadasana frequently in my practice because it allows me to refocus on my breath and my alignment.
From my post of April 14, 2008:
Monday, April 14, 2008
Tadasana = Presence
For me, Tadasana is a pose of awareness. It has taught me many things On and Off The Mat. When I am On The Mat it is a very centering and grounding pose. It brings me in touch with where my body is at that moment in time.
Off The Mat is where I really feel the lesson in this pose. I am very flexible and have a tendency to hyper-extend my knees while standing. I have become aware that when I catch myself standing and my knees are hyper-extended I am not present, or as Eckhart Tolle says, "in the now". I am rehashing the past or thinking about something in the future. If I stand in Tadasana no matter where I am or what I am doing, I am fully present.
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