Prenatal Yoga Poses | Tadasana | Standing pose

Tadasana is a standing pose, also known as the Mountain pose. Tadasana is usually the starting position for all the standing poses, but it’s helpful to practice Tadasana as a pose in itself – especially if you are looking to relax and practice your breathing.

 

Asana (Sanskrit)	Tadasana
Posture (English)	Mountain
Description/Explanation	Stand with feet together or slightly apart As pregnancy progresses you will naturally take a wider stance Engage your quadriceps Lengthen spine Open chest Shoulders back and down Lengthen neck Arms lengthen along your sides and hands turned out
Benefits	Improves spinal and core strength Improves posture & body awareness
Notes	Widen stance as baby grows Additions in Mountain Pose Gomukhasana (cow face arms) Pashchima Namaskarasana (Prayer Pose behind back)