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Tree pose. Tree pose is a standing balance pose. So if you’re not used to doing balance
poses you’ll want to do this near a wall so that you can use one hand for support.
If you are going to do this away from the wall, set yourself up so that you’re standing
with your feet hip width apart, and we’ll start with our left leg as our standing leg.
So you’ll want to shift your weight to your left leg and pull your right foot up to the
inside of your left leg anywhere above the knee. So you can work anywhere from right
above your knee all the way up to the inside of your thigh if your leg can do that with
your toes pointing directly towards the floor. And then bringing your hands together at your
heart, you need to press the standing leg foot into the floor even more strongly as
you push the right sole of the foot into your left thigh. And then if you’re feeling pretty
steady here you can reach with your arms up, extending your arms up overhead, and if your
balance is a little shaky but you’d like to keep your arms extended you can take your
arms out into a wide “V” and then back together, you can hold this pose for as long
as it feels steady for you. You’ll want to use your eyes to help you balance, so this
pose will really help you focus. So you’ll want to focus on a point about five or six
feet in front of you so when you look down it’s about forty-five degrees. And then
when you’re ready to, bringing your hands back together it’s your heart, releasing
your right foot and then just turn your foot around the ankle of the standing leg and then
take the other side.