| Posture: | Tada-asana - The Mountain Pose | |
| Translation: | The Sanskrit word tada means mountain. This posture is also known by the name samasthiti-asana. Sama means unmoved, equilibrium, and sthiti means standing upright or firmly, abiding, remaining, thus samasthiti means standing firmly without moving. | |
| Pronunciation: | ta-dah-sa-na | |
| Difficulty: | (1) |
| The mountain Pose (tada-asana) Instruction: |
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| 1 | Stand with both feet touching from the heel to the big toe, keeping the back straight and the arms pressed slightly against the sides with palms facing inward. | |
| 2 | Slightly tighten or flex the muscles in the knees, thighs, stomach and buttocks maintaining a firm posture. Balance you weight evenly on both feet. | |
| 3 | Inhale through the nostrils and lift the buttocks off the legs arching the back and thrusting the abdomen forward and tilt the head as far back as possible. | |
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