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Standing Postures and Sun Salutation Class

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

Benefits: Standing postures are invigorating. They refresh and stimulate the body while improving circulation and breathing.  

Cautions: Pay attention to the placement of your feet first and foremost.  Next be aware of your balance and how you are maintaining the pose.  Lengthen into the floor to lift up; expand into your fingertips to broaden, lift the crown of your head to make room for your breath. 

Meditation (or "insight into the nature of things.")
Vipassana

Cobbler Pose
Baddha Konasana

Foot stretches

Mountain Pose; Mountain w/ Prayer Hands; Mountain with Cow Face Hands
Tadasana; Tadasana Pachima Namaskar; Tadasana Gomukhasana

Arms Overhead
Urdva Hastasana

Forward Bend, Flat Back Forward Bend (roll up to each side) do with toes lifted up;
Uttanasana

Sun Salutation
Surya Namaskar

Triangle Pose
Utthita Trikonasana Utthita = extended Trikona = triangle

Warrior 1
Virabhadrasana I

Warrior 2 
Virabhadrasana II

Extended Side angle pose
Utthita Parsvakonasana Utthita = extended  Parsva  = sideways  Kona = angle

Expanded Leg Stretch Pose
Prasarita Padottanansana
Prasarita = spread out, expanded Pada = foot, leg  Uttan = extended, stretched

Extended Sideways Pose
Parsvottanasana Parsva = sideways   Uttan = extended, stretched

Corpse Pose
Savasana

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