Vrksasana – The Tree Pose
Vrksa = a tree
The Tree is full of symbolic meaning. Looking at a tree we are aware of alignment, uprightness and strength. There is BALANCE between the spread of the branches and the root system that expands in width and depth. The trunk is the thought of God that hears us; the branches represent the spirit that passes outwards to the physical world; the twigs are the deires that carry us to the environment that is suited to our wellbeing; and the leaves are our individual lives.
Holding the breath and hardening the diaphragm are usual strategies used to create “steadiness”. This “pulling in” however isolates us instead of expanding from the centre.
Technique:
1. Stand in Tadasana
2. Bend the right knee and place the right heel at the root of the left thigh, toes towards the floor.
3. Balance on the left leg, join the palms and raise the arms straight over the head.
4. Breathe deeply. Release arms and leg and repeat on the other side.
Benefits: Vrksasana brings a sense of balance and poise as well as tones the leg muscles.
The Tree – Thoughts and Meditations:
I am the tree
I stand the shadow to myself
I am the sapling
tender and meangingful
Leaves come
I grow upwards
My arms encircle the sun
I embrace the sky
I hold the sky, shrunk to a breath
In the palm of my hand
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