Urdhva Vrikshasana Urdhva Vrikshasana Urdhva Vrikshasana (; ; IAST: "Ūrdhva Vṛkṣāsana") or Upward Tree Pose is a standing asana in hatha yoga. In Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga it is the first asana of Surya Namaskar. In some schools of yoga it is called Tadasana or Urdhva Hastasana (IAST: "Ūrdhva Hāstāsana"; ; ), "Upward Hands Pose". This compound noun phrase comes from Sanskrit: "ūrdhva", "up, upwards"; वृक्ष "vṛkṣa", "tree"; and आसन "Āsana" "posture" or "seat". This asana or variations of it may also be called Ūrdhva Hāstāsana. From Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्व "ūrdhva", "upwards"; हास्त, "hāsta", "formed with the hands"; asana as before. This asana may
Ashtanga namaskara : This asana helps to tone arm and forearm muscles[8] and develops flexibility and power in the wrists, as well as toning abdominal organs[3] and building repository muscles. Ashtanga namaskara Ashtanga namaskara is a posture where the body is balanced on eight points of contact with the floor: feet, knees, chest, chin and hands. The name comes from the Sanskrit words ashta, meaning “eight,” anga, meaning “part” or “limb”, and namaskar, meaning “bowing” or “greeting." It forms part of the classical surya namaskar sequence(comes almost in middle of sequence) and is also used as an alternative to Chaturanga Dandasana. Surya