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Standing Poses Breakdown #1 Flashcards

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What does Tadasana or Samasthitihi stand for?

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Mountain Pose

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What are the potential complications with alignment in Mountain Pose?

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Scoliosis
Tight Hamstrings and/or Tight Pecs
Overly engaged trapezius and rhomboids
Collapsed Arches

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What does Mountain Pose Strengthen?

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Feet and Muscles of the Legs and Quads
Tones the buttocks and abs
Engages the Rhomboids

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What does Mountain Pose Lengthen?

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Mild stretch to the hip flexors

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What are the cautions and contrainindications for Mountain Pose?

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Some segments of the senior population may not be able to stand; Chair, Seated and Supine Poses may be more appropriate

Headache

Insomnia

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What are the preparatory postures?

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Supine Tadasana

Forward Fold

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What is a standing side bend called?

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Crescent Pose

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What are the potential complications with alignment with a Standing Side Bend?

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Try to keep the sides of the torso long as you bend to the side to avoid collapse
Firm up the outer hips to avoid “sinking” into the outer hip

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A Standing Side Bend strengthens what?

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Side Waist

Outer Hips

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A Standing Side Bend lengthens what?

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Side Waist
Outer Hips
Intercostal Muscles

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What are the cautions and contrainindications for a Standing Side Bend?

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Hip or Shoulder Injury

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What are the preparatory poses for a Standing Side Bend?

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Tadasana

Shoulder Joint Warm - Ups

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What does Uttanasana stand for?

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Standing Forward Fold

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What are the potential complications for alingment with a Standing Forward Fold?

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Tight hamstrings will not allow the pelvic tilt so you may not go as far down or bend the knees a bit

Shoulder shrugging up to the ears due to lack of engagement in the lower fibers of the traps

Over rounding in the spine and compression of the lungs may occur in students with limited anterior pelvic tilt as they try to force lower than their pelvis is ready to go.

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A Standing Forward Fold strengthens what?

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Quadriceps

Pelvic Floor Muscles

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A Standing Forward Fold stretches what?

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Hamstrings
Adductor Magnus
Calves 
Erector Spinae
Glutes
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What are some other benefits of a Standing Forward Fold?

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Stretches the kidney and bladder meridians.

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What are the cautions and contrianindications for a Standing Forward Fold?

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Low back injury

Don’t overdo forward bends if you have a periosteal pull or strained hamstring

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What does Utkatasana stand for?

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Chair Pose

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What are the potential complications for alignment with chair pose?

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Over tucking of the tailbone will bring you into posterior tilt of the pelvis and make it nearly impossible to “sit” lower

Tightness in the lats can make it difficult to lift the arms at the shoulder joint into full flexion

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What does Chair Pose strengthen?

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Quadriceps (vasti group)
Erector Spinae, Transversospinalis Group, QL (Back Muscles)
Shoulders (Anterior Deltoids)
Legs (Tibilias Anterior and Fibularis Muscles)

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What does Chair Pose stretch?

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Quads (Eccentric Contraction)

Calves (Soleus)

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What are some cautions and contrainindications for Chair Pose?

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Knee or ankle injuries

Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure (do not lift the arms overhead)

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What is a low lunge considered?

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A kneeling posture, asymmetrical

Closed Hip

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What are some potential complications with alignment for a low lunge?
The asymmetrical nature of the lunge may pull the hips towards one side, especially if there is hip or inner thigh tightness and/or quadriceps weakness
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What does a low lunge strengthen?
Quadriceps Core Glutes
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What does a low lunge stretch?
Hip flexors
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What is a high lunge considered?
Standing Posture, Assymetrical
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What are the potential complications with alignment for a high lunge?
Students may shrug the shoulder instead of engaging the arms Students may back out of a lunge to make up for weak quads (front thigh) or tight hip flexors (back thigh) Lack of activation in the feet may lead to a wobbly posture nd difficulty in balancing
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A high lunge strengthens?
Quads Leg Muscles Back Muscles
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A high lunge stretches?
``` Hip Flexors (Back Thigh) Abdominals LATS ```
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What are the cautions and contrainindications for a high lunge?
Ankle injuries
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What are some prepatory postures for a low lunge?
Low Lunge Plank Low Lunge or Anjaneyasana Utkatasana (Chair Pose)
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What is Virabhadrasana A?
Warrior 1
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What are the potential complications for alignment?
Longer stance will pull the hip of the back leg more strongly to the posteior side A very narrow stance will challenge tight inner thighs and balance A shorter stance will not allow for a parallel front thigh bone Pressing to strongly into the out edge of the back foot will pull the back thigh bone into lateral rotation which is the opposite action we are working towards often leading to an inner body fight at the thigh between medial and lateral rotation of the thigh at the hip joint Sinking in the low back can occur if lower abs are not engaged.
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What muscles does Warrior 1 strengthen?
``` Quads TFL Adductors Leg Muscles Back Muscles ```
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What does Warrior 1 stretch?
Hip Flexors (back thigh) * not as effectively as High Lunge Abdominals LATS Opens chest, shoulders, and belly
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What is another benefit for Warrior 1?
It is therapeutic for Sciatica.
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What are some cautions and contraindictations for Warrior 1?
- High blood pressure - Heart Problems - Do not over do the "squaring of the hips" and allow the back foot to turn in as needed to stay in line with the knee joint. - The longer the stride the more the back thigh bone will pull the pelvis into anterior tilt. Balance the action of the abdominal contraction to keep from compressing the low back. Conversely you have to allow some tilt so as not to fight against the thigh bone. Keep it engaged but subtle. - Students with shoulder problems should widen the arms or keep them down along their side.
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What are some preparatory postures for Warrior 1?
Tree Pose High Lunge Downward Facing Dog Triangle
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What is Parsvottanasana?
Intense Stretch | It is a Standing Posture, Foward Bend, Asymmetrical
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What are some potential complications with alignment for Parsvottanasana?
Tight Hamstrings and/or Adductor Magnus may restrict the ability to anteriorly tilt the pelvis at the hip joints.
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What does Parsvottanasana strengthen?
Muscles of the legs | Inner thighs
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What does Parsvottanasana stretch?
Adductor Magnus Hamstrings Spinal Muscles
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What are some other benefits of Parsvottanasana?
``` Therauputic for fallen arches Calms the activity of the brain Stimulates the internal organs of the abdomen Improves elimination Improves balance and posture ```
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What are some cautions and contrainindications for Parsvottanasana?
Low back injury
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What are some preparatory postures for Parsvottanasana?
``` Uttanasana Tadasana High Lunge Warrior 1 Downward Facing Dog ```
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What is Parivrtta Parsvakonasana?
Revolved Side Angle
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What are some potential complications with alignment for Revolved Side Angle Posture?
- Beginners may have difficulty keeping the back heel grounded - When students cross the arm over the thigh they will often collapse in the side waist making it difficult to twist - If students do not engage the inner thighs the hip will jut out to the side and the pose will lack balance as well as potentially aggravating the hip joint
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What does Revolved Side Angle Posture strengthen?
Legs Knees Ankles
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What does Revolved Side Angle Posture stretch?
Groin Spinal Chest Shoulders
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What are some other benefits of Revolved Side Angle Posture?
``` Improves Balance Increases Stamina Stimulates the Internal Organs Releives Constipation Therapuetic for Sciatica Improves low back health Therapuetic for Osteoporosis ```
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What are some cautions and contrainindications for Revolved Side Angle posture?
``` Neck issues SI Joint Injury Headaches Insomnia Uncontrolled or low blood pressure ```
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What are some prepatory postures for Revolved Side Angle?
Fire Log Side Angle Revolved Triangle Warrior 2

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