Tree Pose

‘Vrksa’ means ‘Tree’ and hence Vrksasana means ‘Tree Pose’. The very name suggests the body in the final pose should look like a tree. A tree stands tall, strong and straight. Tree Pose (Vrksasana) comes under the standing poses and balancing poses in yoga.
Tree Pose is considered a base pose as tree pose variations can be derived from this pose.Tree Pose helps boost energy in the body and hence can be included in flow yoga sequences.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Pose Detail
- Physical Training: Balancing Yoga Poses, Strengthening Yoga Poses
- Difficulty: Beginners
- Poses According To Their Functions: Physical Training
- Strengthening Yoga Poses: Poses For Legs Strengthening
- Body Position: Standing Yoga Poses (Head Up)
- Poses By Benefit: Yoga Poses for Anxiety and Panic Attack, Yoga Poses for Menstruation, Yoga Poses for Stress
Benefits and Contraindications
Improves neuromuscular coordination
Improves balance, endurance and alertness
Tones up the leg muscles and ligaments
Helps in bone development and proper alignment of the vertebral column
Helps relieve premenstrual symptoms like leg cramps and abdominal cramps
Relieves stress and anxiety
Arthritis and/or vertigo
Obesity
Knee or hip injury
Photo poses in different angles

Tips
Keep the knee of your standing leg soft – do not lock the knee especially if you are hypermobile.
To help with your stability and balance:
– Spread through the toes and press the foot firmly into the floor but try not to clench your foot so that it can make small movements to help keep your balance.
– Engage the muscles of the leg, hips, glutes.
– Maintain an active core.
- Tree Pose Aerial
- Palm Tree Pose Variation Elbows
- Half Lotus Tree Pose
- Beginner Tree Pose
- Double Tree Pose
- Tree Pose Foot Chair
- Tree Pose Hand Wall
- Tree Pose On Block
- Tree Pose Side Bend
- Beginner Tree Pose Chair
- Mountain Pose
- Beginner Tree Pose
- Standing Wind Release Pose
- Mountain Pose
- Tree Position Side Bend
- Warrior Pose III