Last updated on May 28th, 2024 at 11:33 am
Introduction
Tree Pose is a conventional, easy-to-practice, powerful yoga pose that offers a range of benefits. But the good part of the tree pose is that it can be modified for beginners, regular yogis, and according to the body’s abilities. We can make it more challenging or playful with a few variations.
Want to add more challenges to your practice?
So, you are in the right place, in this article, we learn about, a different and fun full variation of the tree pose with the arms. It has two yoga pose variations that incorporate with
Windy tree pose
Tree pose volcano pose arms
These poses are similar to the tree pose, with a slight difference in the arm’s positions. This is a symbol of a happy swaying tree, an interesting and wonderful variation aprat from this it offers countless benefits for the body and mind.
Benefits of Windy Tree Pose & Tree Pose Volcano Pose
- This pose offers surprisingly, physical and mental benefits, like strengthening the legs, ankles, and knees, boosting balance and flexibility, and establishing the connection between body and mind.
- Improve balance and stability in the legs.
- Strengthens the shoulders, ankles, and knee joints.
- Clam & relax your mind and central nervous system.
- Improve your body posture and core strength.
- Enhance focus, and concentration and sharpen the mind.
- Encourage inner awareness and conscience that can help in improving the thought process.
- Improve your mood and reduce stress and anxiety.
- Playful practice for children and students offers a delightful environment to connect with their bodies.
Windy Tree Pose
Windy tree pose is the graceful representation of the swaying tree, a playful variation with a little modification of a Vrksasna. A perfect example of using arms with balance and movement with focus and a determined mind, a fun full regular yoga pose that will strengthen your core and improve balance and stability.
Here we learn about the windy tree pose benefits and instructions to do it safely and contraindications of this pose.
How To Do Windy Tree Pose Step-By-Step Process
This pose is a perfect picture of a swaying sturdy tree gracefully, helping our body awaken and enlightenment.
Step-By-Step Process
- Stand straight on your feet, in a mountain pose, with a little gap between both legs.
- It will help your body to have more balance, stability, and connection with the ground.
- Shift your body weight on the right leg and slowly lift your left leg.
- Bend your knees and place the heel of the right foot at the top root of the left thigh.
- The right foot heel should be placed just above or below the knee.
- Not placing the heel on the knee, may cause strain or severe knee injury.
- Keep your core and glute muscles engaged, which helps you maintain strong standing legs.
- Tuck in core muscles tightly and imagine your core is a tree trunk that provides stability and balance to swing your arms freely in the air.
- Bring your arms in front of your upper body(Torso) and bend your arms.
- Now think your arms are the branches of a tree and make sure your palms are facing each other.
- Slowly wave your arms, hands, and wrists as the tree branches and keep moving them freely in the air.
- Keep breathing throughout the posture and allow your arms to flow freely in the air, if you have shoulder strain or injury, keep your arms below your shoulders.
- Stay in this pose for 20-30 seconds, To release the pose lower your arm on the sides.
- Straighten your right leg relax, and repeat the same movement at least 3-5 times.
Potential Risks and Contraindications Of The Windy Tree Pose
- This variation of a classic tree pose may be challenging and more effortful, providing multiple benefits. Apart from that this poses a few risks and limitations.
Here are some risks given below - Persons with recent surgery of the joints, knees, and shoulders, should avoid performing this pose.
- Senior citizens, pregnant women, and beginners should avoid performing this pose because it requires lots of balance and stamina and causes the risk of falling.
- People having problems with vertigo, migraine, and arthritis should avoid performing this pose.
Tree Pose Valcano Arms
Tree pose volcano arms pose is a great variation of the virkasana with the help of arms, represents volcanic power with the arms and challenges your balance, improving your stability.
Tradition tree poses with a little playful & fun modification.
How To Do Tree Pose Volcano Pose Arms
- Stand straightly in the mountain pose, on the ground hips apart.
- Your feet should be firmly on the ground evenly to feel more balanced, stable, and connected to the ground.
- Slowly shift your body weight on your right leg, and lift and bend your knees.
- Place the sole of the left foot at the top root of the right thigh.
- Ensure that the sole is placed below or above the knee, and do not place it directly over the knee, as this may cause knee injury.
- The toes of the left foot should be pointing down, and the sole is flat against the thigh.
- Engage your core and glute muscles to maintain a strong sturdy posture, and keep breathing throughout the posture.
- Slowly inhale, raise your arms over the head and both palms facing together.
- Stretch your arms up as you can, it depends on your flexibility.
- Engage your shoulders and core muscles and keep them strong.
- Focus on a fixed gauge, directly over the head that can help you to improve balance and stability.
- Stay in this pose for at least 20-30 seconds according to your body limits.
- Exhale, slowly lower the arms to the sides, straighten the left leg, and relax.
- Reapate the same posture with the right leg, and repeat this pose at least 3-4 times.
Risk and Conradiation of the tree pose volcano pose arms
This is also a very effective and interesting variation of the traditional tree pose with the movement of arms. This pose has a wide range of benefits for your body and mind, apart from it has some risks and limitations. Here we discuss some contradictions of this pose.
- The person with significant vertigo and balancing issues, avoid performing this pose or practice with the wall and chair support.
- A person with recent ankle and knee injuries avoids performing these yoga variations, it may cause severe strain.
- If you have had any recent surgery on your knee and ankles, do not perform this pose without consulting your doctors.
- If you experience loss of balance(Dizziness) and hypertension avoid practicing yoga pose.
Other Variations Of The Tree Pose
- Tree Pose Variation ( 2 Ways To Get Creative)
- Beginner Tree Pose Chair ( Find More Balance And Stability)
Conclusion
These trees pose (Vrikshasna), variation poses with the movement of the arms differently and uniquely, offer excellent benefits to improve balance & flexibility, and boost your confidence and self-esteem. These poses allow the spine to stretch, improve body posture, and strengthen legs, ankles, and arm muscles.
These various poses are roots of the traditional tree pose, these poses are the combination of the basic tree pose and include the arms movements. This represents your body as a graceful tree.
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Honey is a certified yoga teacher from Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar. Through the learning process, she realized, that yoga can be helpful in the wellness of one’s life.
