10 Minute Yoga Video for Leg Strengthening and Balance

The Tree Posture, Vkrsasana, is a wonderful yoga posture to create leg strengthening and balance. Use our 10-Minute Yoga Video for leg strengthening and balance.

There are many yoga postures for leg strengthening and balance. I love the Tree Posture as it’s simple to do and when practiced frequently you’ll notice how your balance improves. The Posture will also strengthen your ankle joints, lower leg muscles, gluteal muscles, and pelvic floor.

It’s a great posture to create flexibility in the shoulder, knee and hip area. It can be helpful to warm up these areas of your body before practicing the posture.

As with all Yoga postures, there are emotional and energetic benefits too. The Tree Posture can create a sense of connection to our natural world and can be extremely grounding. 

Regular practice helps us to see the world as it is rather than how we want it to be.

As you move into the Tree Posture imagine your feet planted and connected firmly into the earth. Tune into the sky above as your hands greet this space. Imagine a beautiful alignment through from the tips of your fingers as they are raised above your head, down through your whole spine through to the soles of your feet. 

Key points to consider when practicing the Tree Pose.

  • To help with your balance ensure your core muscles are engaged by gently drawing the pelvic floor muscles up into your body and your abdominal muscles towards your spine.
  • Choose the leg position that works for you on the day you are practicing. When you feel balanced in this posture you can really begin to tune into the emotional and energetic benefits.
  • Help your balance further by finding a point towards the floor to fix your gaze, without dropping your head.
  • Make sure your hip that remains stationary always faces forward. Often we can be tempted to turn our body towards the hip that is opening. This is more important than how open your hip is. You’ll get the perfect opening for your hip when you keep the hip that is not opening facing forward.
  • Give yourself time to go through the sequence in the video a few times so you can really tune into your breath. Take time to really feel your feet connected to the earth. Begin to imagine roots growing out from the soles of your feet into the earth.
  • Once you’ve completed the sequence take a few moments to breathe and feel the difference from when you started the posture. This is a really important part of your yoga practice and it’s where we can often drop into a beautiful calm and centred place within ourselves.

Practice the Tree Posture using our 10-minute video. Start your day with this video and feel balanced, centred and grounded.

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If you are thinking of starting your own home yoga practice I invite you to consider these things;

  1. Do you want a yoga class which is more physical exercise, specific alignment classes or a more holistic practice of relaxation and meditation as well
  2. Notice how you feel about the teacher of the classes – are they suited to what you are looking for
  3. Where can you fit yoga into your weekly life and what do you need to help you do this – a class that you can attend or a more personal practice using online materials at home
  4. Do you need a beginners home yoga practice? We have a beginners course where we teach in a 6 week course basic physical alignment, breathing in yoga and basic relaxation techniques

If you feel like you can relate to my journey and my style of teaching and would like to try out our classes I’ve created a four course Free Home Yoga Taster Classes so you can get a feel for my style of teaching. It is so important that you find a yoga style that suits what you are looking for rather than you trying to fit into something that doesn’t feel quite right.

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I’m happy to reply to any questions you may have and have a chat about your own home yoga practice. My email is debs@soulharmonyyoga.org

Until then happy yoga journeying and I wish you all the best.

Namaste,

Debs

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