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A foundational standing balance that cultivates mental focus and physical poise while rooting the body to the earth. It mimics the steady growth of a tree, requiring a quiet mind to maintain a stable, vertical axis.
Root your standing foot and place the opposite foot on your inner thigh or calf.
Bring your hands to your heart or reach them toward the sky.
Find a fixed point to gaze at to stabilize your balance.
Spread your toes wide on the standing foot; press down through the heel and big toe mound.
Avoid placing the foot directly on the knee joint to protect the lateral ligaments.
Lengthen the tailbone toward the earth to engage the lower core.
Press the foot into the leg and the leg back into the foot with equal pressure.