http://www.fitsugar.com en Copyright 1976-2012 Sugar Inc. All rights reserved. http://media1.onsugar.com/v831/static/imgs/feeds/logos/fitsugar.jpg http://www.fitsugar.com http://www.fitsugar.com/Strike-Yoga-Pose-Sage-Tree-2653646 <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/Strike-Yoga-Pose-Sage-Tree-2653646"><img width=160 height=143 src='http://media4.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/12981/01_2008/83379a18ffab2903_sage-tree.large.jpg' /></a><p>There's been a lot of talk about trees at my house lately: Christmas trees, that is. Why not bring some of the <a href="http://german.about.com/library/blotannenb.htm" onclick="trackOutboundLink('###CATEGORY###', 'german.about.com/library/blotannenb.htm', '###LABEL###')" target="_blank">O Tannenbaum</a> holiday spirit into your <a href="http://yoga-stretch-and-tell-group.fitsugar.com/" onclick="trackOutboundLink('###CATEGORY###', 'yoga-stretch-and-tell-group.fitsugar.com/', '###LABEL###')" >yoga practice</a> with <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/Tree-Pose-1003564" >Tree pose</a>? After all, it is one of <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/Jennifer-Anistons-Favorite-Yoga-Poses-2620437" >Jennifer Aniston's favorite poses</a>, but you don't have to stop there. l've been taking it up a notch on my side arm balances, aka <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/tag/sage+pose" >Sage pose</a>, by adding Tree to the position. This is one of my favorite variations of Sage because it targets your upper body, core, and hips all at the same time. </p> <p><center></p> <table> <tr> <td><span class="inline left"></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>Sanskrit Name:</b> Vasistha Vrksasana<br /> <b>English Translation:</b> Sage Tree Pose<br /> <b> Also Called:</b> Sage with Bent Knee</td> </tr> </table> <p></center></p> <p>Learn the finer details of the pose when you </p> read more. <ul><li>Begin in <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/176570" >Downward Facing Dog</a> pose. Step both feet together so your big toes are touching.</li> <li>Move your right hand over to the left so it's at the center of your mat (still at the top of your mat).</li> <li>Roll over to your right side and plant your right heel down so you are balancing on the outside edge of your right foot. You want your left foot to be stacked on top of your left foot with both feet flexed, coming into <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/560295" >Beginner's Sage</a>.</li> <li>Bend your left knee and use your left hand to pull your left heel as high up on your inner thigh as possible, so it's in <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/1003564" >Tree</a> position. Plant the sole of your right foot completely on the floor to help you stay balanced.</li> <li>Once you're stable, reach your left arm up above you, and if you can, gaze up at your palm. Reach up with you right fingertips to take pressure out of your <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/308926" >wrists</a>. Stay here for five or more deep breaths, trying to keep your core strong and the pose steady.</li> <li>Lower your left hand back down and place your right hand back where it was near the top right corner of your mat. Separate your feet so you are in a top of a push-up position, aka plank. Return to <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/408296" >vinyasa</a> and come back to <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/176570" >Downward Facing Dog</a> and get ready to try the Sage Tree on the other side.</li></ul> http://www.fitsugar.com/Strike-Yoga-Pose-Sage-Tree-2653646#comment Fitness How To Yoga Strike a Pose sage Sage Tree Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:00:20 PST FitSugar http://www.fitsugar.com/Strike-Yoga-Pose-Sage-Tree-2653646 http://www.popsugar.com/People-Magazine-Celebrity-News-Stories-August-30-2011-18916764 <a href="http://www.popsugar.com/People-Magazine-Celebrity-News-Stories-August-30-2011-18916764"><img width=160 height=160 src='http://media2.onsugar.com/files/2011/08/35/2/192/1922398/3dcea2f1dcd5c9b8_LCTHUMB.large.jpg' /></a><p><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523809,00.html?xid=popsugar" onclick="trackOutboundLink('###CATEGORY###', 'www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523809,00.html', '###LABEL###')" onclick="trackOutboundLink('###CATEGORY###', 'www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523809,00.html', '###LABEL###')" target="_blank"></a></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523809,00.html?xid=popsugar" onclick="trackOutboundLink('###CATEGORY###', 'www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523809,00.html', '###LABEL###')" onclick="trackOutboundLink('###CATEGORY###', 'www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523809,00.html', '###LABEL###')" target="_blank">Lauren Conrad and Colton Haynes: new couple alert?</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523942,00.html?xid=popsugar" onclick="trackOutboundLink('###CATEGORY###', 'www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523942,00.html', '###LABEL###')" target="_blank">Watch John Krasinski and Alec Baldwin lose their cool over baseball</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523959,00.html?xid=popsugar" onclick="trackOutboundLink('###CATEGORY###', 'www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523959,00.html', '###LABEL###')" target="_blank">Chad Michael Murray will return to One Tree Hill!</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523910,00.html?xid=popsugar" onclick="trackOutboundLink('###CATEGORY###', 'www.people.com/people/article/0,,20523910,00.html', '###LABEL###')" target="_blank">All the details on Pink and baby Willow Sage's adorable day at the beach</a></li> <li><a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/08/29/treme-jim-true-frost-welcomes-daughter-phoebe-sylvia-rachel/?xid=popsugar" onclick="trackOutboundLink('###CATEGORY###', 'celebritybabies.people.com/2011/08/29/treme-jim-true-frost-welcomes-daughter-phoebe-sylvia-rachel/', '###LABEL###')" target="_blank">Treme's Jim True-Frost welcomes a baby girl!</a></li> </ul> http://www.popsugar.com/People-Magazine-Celebrity-News-Stories-August-30-2011-18916764#comment Link Time Lauren Conrad Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:14:26 PDT PopSugar http://www.popsugar.com/People-Magazine-Celebrity-News-Stories-August-30-2011-18916764