Wind-blown Tree Pose Yoga

Yoga is a good way to train the body's flexibility and is suitable for people of all ages. Even children and pregnant women and postpartum women can practice yoga to improve their physical health. There are many ways to practice yoga, and everyone should choose the one that suits them. Among them, Wind-blown Tree Pose is a relatively comprehensive move that can exercise the shoulders, waist, etc., and long-term persistence will produce unexpected results.

One of the common yoga asanas in Hatha Yoga, it is a standing pose. Mimicking plant poses, it looks like a tree being blown by the wind. This pose can effectively improve your posture, relax your body and mind, and the movements are relatively simple. One of the ideas behind the creation of yoga poses by Indian philosophers was to imitate plants and animals in nature. Among the poses that imitate plants, in addition to the most classic tree pose, the "Wind-blown Tree Pose" is also very popular among the public. One of the ideas of Indian philosophers in creating yoga poses was to imitate animals and plants in nature. Among the poses that imitate plants, in addition to the most classic tree pose, the "Wind-blown Tree Pose" is also very popular among the public.

This posture is simple, so it is rarely mentioned in many yoga teaching materials. It is only explained in the book "Yoga Qigong and Meditation" by Zhang Huilan and Bai Zhongyan, and it is also demonstrated in the accompanying teaching CD. Although the methods are different, the effects are roughly similar - stretching both sides of the body can help eliminate excess fat on the sides of the body; bending both sides of the body can also allow the internal organs to be gently squeezed and massaged in turn. A detail worth noting is that when bending sideways, you should try to keep the whole body in one plane, with the shoulders, chest and pelvis not leaning forward and fully opened. This is very helpful in improving posture and correcting hunchback.

effect

Enhance the flexibility of waist, hips and shoulders;

To stretch the spine laterally;

Replenish the body's energy and dispel sleepiness;

Promote digestion and excretion;

Promotes the flow of lymphatic fluid, helps detoxification and increases immunity.

action

1. Stand with your feet slightly apart and your hands on your hips.

Wind-blown Tree Pose

2. Warm up: Pull in your hips. As you inhale, raise your left arm overhead with your palm facing inward. As you exhale, bend your body to the right at the waist, extending your torso away from your left arm and fingers. As you inhale, return to an upright position. As you exhale, bring your hands back to your hips. Repeat the same action on the other side. Repeat 2 to 3 times.

3. As you inhale, raise your left arm above your head with your palm facing inward.

4. When exhaling, bend your body to the right from the waist, with a greater degree of bending than when warming up. Keep your chest forward, lengthen your spine upward, and breathe naturally. Hold each side for 3 to 20 seconds.

5. Return to an upright position while inhaling. As you exhale, return your hands to your hips.

6. Change sides.

hint

1. If you have heart or blood circulation problems such as high blood pressure, do not proceed to step 4

2. Dynamic wind-blown tree pose is very suitable for exercise in the early morning.

3. To feel rock-steady in the pose, keep your feet evenly pressed into the ground and your hips tucked in throughout the exercise.

4. Once your feet are firmly pressed against the ground, imagine your body bending gracefully to the side like a tree in the wind.

5. As you maintain the bent position, feel your body expanding and stretching with each inhale. With each exhale, gradually relax your face and neck.

6. Keep your spine stretched while bending sideways. Normally, when standing upright, it is easy and natural to stretch the spine, but when maintaining a lateral bending posture, you must make a conscious effort to maintain spinal stretch. Extending your torso away from your upper arms helps maintain length in your spine.

7. When bending sideways, support your hips with one hand to control your movements.

8. The coordination of movement and breathing can bring you a sense of harmony between body and mind.