Mountain pose

You must try to imitate this position in all the yoga poses you do, regardless of whether you are extending your arms or your legs, or bending forward or backward. Strive to have contact with the center of your body, and to achieve balance between it and your breathing.

1. Stand with your feet together, let your big toes touch one another, and leave possibly a few inches between the heels. Here your body is in balance. Feel contact with your toes, feet, legs, and deep abdominals.
2. Raise your chest, lower your shoulders, and gently draw your tailbone in below you so that your lower back is level. The back of your neck is in line with your spine, and you rise up with the top of your head toward the sky.
3. Breathing that is deep and calm warms and gets the energy flowing throughout your entire body.