Tadasana the correct dṛṣṭi for Tāḍāsana in the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga method. Sushumna dṛṣṭi is encouraged to draw the awareness inward. Uḍḍiyāna Bandha, Mūla Bandha and Jālandhara Bandha are all appropriate for Tāḍāsana. Samasthitiḥ is sometimes considered a variation of Tāḍāsana. Some reclining asanas such as Supta Tāḍāsana (Reclined Mountain Pose) stem from Tāḍāsana. In Iyengar Yoga, when performing Tāḍāsana, the arms can be raised over the head or kept at the sides of the legs. In Iyengar yoga styles, Samasthitiḥ is synonymous with Tāḍāsana. Tāḍāsana appears in the 1st and 2nd weeks, of Iyengar's āsana courses (as detailed in "Light
Ashtanga vinyasa yoga asana practice, but also stated that the breathing should be deep breathing with sound. He reiterated this notion in a conference in 2013 stating, "You do normal breath, inhalation and exhalation with sound. Ujjayi breath is a type of prāṇāyāma. This is just normal breath with free flow". In 2014 published on YouTube, Manju Jois dodged the question, "What is the difference between Ujjayi breathing and free breathing?" by saying that "the breathing in Ashtanga should be long and deep with the sound like the ocean". He also states that if you don't make sound, that is okay, too. However