Standing Asana

Question 1

Tadasana

Answer 1

Mountain

Question 2

Hasta Tadasana

Answer 2

Upward Hand Pose

Question 3

Utthita Trikonasana

Answer 3

Extended Triangle Pose

Question 4

Utthita Parsvakonasana

Answer 4

Extended Side Angle Pose

Question 5

Anjaneyasana

Answer 5

High Lunge

Question 6

Virabhadrasana I

Answer 6

Warrior 1

Question 7

Utkatasana

Answer 7

Chair Pose

Question 8

Are standing postures heating or cooling?

Answer 8

Heating

Question 9

What effects does heat have on the body?

Answer 9

Increases detoxification through skin
Warms up tendons, ligaments, joints and muscles
Increases liver function

Question 10

What effect does lengthening through the spine have?

Answer 10

Massages nervous system

Question 11

What does opening through the chest do in standing postures?

Answer 11

Improves respiratory and circulatory systems

Question 12

What do we need to ensure to keep knees safe?

Answer 12

Knees are stacked above and don’t come forward of the ankles in lunging postures

Question 13

What is cued to avoid hyperextension in the knee joints?

Answer 13

A micro-bend

Question 14

When should feet be placed at hip width?

Answer 14

In the case of any lumbar spine, sacroiliac, hip, knee or ankle injuries.