Standing Asanas

'An asana is not a posture which you assume mechanically. It involves thought, at the end of which a balance is achieved between movement and resistance'

 Physical benefits 

• Stretches the spine and trunk muscles. 
• Tones the spine nerves and abdominal organs, improving the working of the bowels
• Improves the appetite and assists digestion 
• Promotes flexibility of the hips, spine, and legs
• Reduces or eliminates pain in the lower back
• Invigorates the circulation. 
• Standing poses are especially beneficial to anyone who suffers from a shortening of one leg as a result of a fracture of the hip, thigh, bone, or bones of the lower leg 
• Makes the ankles,knees and thighs very strong and elastic

Mental benefits

• Alleviates anxiety and hypochondria
• Reduces mental stress

Pranic benefits

• Stimulates pranic flow to the spleen, liver, large intestine,gall bladder, small intestine, and heart meridians 
• Steady the energy and give a final 'push' to the process of nadi purification begun in the other asanas.  

Various standing yoga asanas

• Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
• Vrkshasana (Tree Pose)
• Utthita Hasta Padasana (Extended Hands and Feet Pose)
• Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle Pose)
• Virabhadrasana I (Warrior Pose I)
• Virabhadrasana II (Warrior Pose II)
• Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana  I,  II and III  (Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose)
• Parshvottanasana (Intense Side Stretch Pose)
• Prasarita Padottanasana  I , II   (Wide Spread Feet Pose)