Today’s suggested pose in Vrksasana or Tree Pose.
Balance poses are critical to maintain your strength and resilience. The benefits of strengthening the muscles and bones can be felt throughout the standing leg. For the lifted leg, a great stretch occurs from the groin through the inner thigh. Balance poses stimulate your brain to keep you from falling. Simultaneously, you can find a calmness to the pose as you broaden your chest and let the breath come in more fully.
Variations on this pose include standing with your back at the wall or placing your hands on a chair or wall.
In correlation with the 21-day yoga challenge, our word of the day is Lila Hum, translating to I am playful. With playfulness in mind, have a little fun with the pose. Find balance and find lightness perhaps through your swaying arms, a sweet grin, or as friend Jim shows below — while holding his morning cup of java. 