Tiryaka Tadasana
Swaying Palm Tree Pose · తిర్యక తాడాసనం
🧍 Interactive 3D model and video lesson
Turn the model, watch it in slow motion, see the common mistake, and play a narrated 3D video lesson you can download.
Beginner Standing asanas · నిలబడి చేసే ఆసనాలు
⏱ Hold / repeat: 5 rounds each side · 👧 suitable for children (with an adult) · 👵 senior-friendly
How to do it
- Stand with feet hip-width apart.
- Interlace the fingers and raise the arms overhead, palms up.
- Breathing out, bend gently to the right side.
- Breathe in to come back to the centre; repeat to the left.
🌬️ Breathing: Exhale as you bend, inhale as you return.
✅ Benefits
- Stretches the side waist
- Mobilises the spine sideways
- Improves balance
❌ Common mistakes
- Bending forward instead of sideways
- Collapsing the lower side
⚠️ Avoid it, or take care, if
- Back pain: keep the bend small
🪑 Easier versions
- One arm up, other hand on the hip
- Seated version
Stop at once with chest pain, faintness, severe breathlessness or sharp pain. Emergency: 108 / 112. Educational content, not medical advice.
More Standing asanas
Tadasana Urdhva Hastasana Katichakrasana Trikonasana Parivrtta Trikonasana Virabhadrasana I Virabhadrasana II Utkatasana Utthita Parsvakonasana Prasarita Padottanasana
Yoga supports well-being; it does not diagnose or treat disease. If you have a health condition, are pregnant or have had surgery, ask your doctor first. Advanced poses (headstand, shoulder stand, plough, wheel, crow, lotus) need a qualified teacher.
