Comments on: Tadasana (Mountain Pose)

By: jody

jody — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:13:20 +0000

Colorado sending you a shout out right back (all these years later)! I love these foundation videos where I can learn the subtleties of the individual poses for several minutes each to get the feel for them in my body. Thank you so much!

By: Adriana

Adriana — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:45:35 +0000

Thank you Adriane. You have taught me so much about myself through your yoga practices. I am diabetic and heard this is one of about 6 poses that are great for Diabetics. Is this the case? Love the pose and love the way you teach and make things so easy but so challenging in one. Thank you!

By: Elinor Fernandez

Elinor Fernandez — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 04:58:05 +0000

Tried incorporating mountain pose in simple daily activities such as standing in queue for something,etc... it works... works everytime I want to calm myself!

By: RIVKA ZLATKIN

RIVKA ZLATKIN — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 11:59:09 +0000

I love your videos. They helped/ help me a lot - during my training becoming a "Yoga for Women" teacher and now to. Your explanationsare so clear and laced with humor that makes it so much less woodoo and so much more down to earth. As let's face it most regular people just want to get the physical and mental benefits without all the buddhism connected to it. For me it isa great pro that it is in English as my training is in Hebrrw as I live in Israel. So thanks and you seem to have a lot of followers here also teachers and students. Just started teaching and some of my anglo students are great fans of you!! Keep up the good work. Happy to see some yoga poses for pregnancy, postpartum and postpartum c-section. I am a holistic health practitioner ( reflexology, aromatherapy, guided imagery, breath work) - doula and childbirth educator ( hypnobirthing) so this would really be interesting

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:06:06 +0000

Hi Adriene, Greetings from London! I've recently started following your video's on Youtube and they are really good. I tried a class once for about a year but couldn't keep up, so this is much better as I can pause and re-wind. I was wondering if you could help me and perhaps others with this same problem, in Mountain pose, and to be honest in general life, what should I be doing with my bum muscles, thighs and knees. I find that I'm always tensing them and locking my knees and that's where I hold myself up from. Someone once told me to build up core strength I have to stop holding there and loosen them all. But I don't understand in this pose whether to engage those muscles like I think you are saying, or to let go of the tension and hold elsewhere, like the pelvis. I also didn't understand the thigh-block thing. I tried, but I can't understand how to tighten and roll thighs toward the back. The block stays there, but it doesn't make sense to me. This whole area of the body is bewildering to me - read into that what you will ;) Best wishes, Laura

By: Robb R.

Robb R. — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 14:24:43 +0000

Good morning!
I am new to yoga though gently used in mindfulness & sitting meditation. While I could see the benefits in others, until today I had not sat down (or in this case stood up) to do the work.

While doing tadasana, I think I "got" what this is about. This sentence sums up the primary purpose for me:

"..infusing the body with awareness is the best treatment for improving the quality of your life."

Finally and on a personal note to Ms. Adriene: I totally love that you folliow paths of thought, like your toenail comments and seem slightly distracted for a moment but then return us to the center. This reminds me I am not alone or different from you and that connectedness to the universe is possible and readily available.
Namaste
RR

By: Farideh Niakani

Farideh Niakani — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:59:33 +0000

Thank you, I practice with you all the time. I am a yoga teacher but I learn a lot from you.

By: David

David — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 22:24:35 +0000

In reply to David. *grateful to you. lol sorry for the English

By: David

David — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 22:23:30 +0000

Hello, Adriene. I have one small I'd like to clarify. You say practice this once a day. But what constitutes as having practised it once? Do we hold a taught frame for a duration or do we tense and relax as we breathe in and out respectively? Also, what does tapping into the breadth mean? Thank you for the video, it was very clear and precise. I'm looking to improve my posture and I'm grateful for making this video

By: Catherine A Anderson

Catherine A Anderson — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:43:18 +0000

Thanks Adriene -- I am new to yoga and your videos are so helpful. Your great personality keeps me coming back! Thanks for what you do!