Mountain Pose vs Downward Facing Dog - Yoga Misconception Clarified by Yogrishi VIshvketu

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In this insightful video, Yogrishi Vishvketu delves into a comparison of Mountain Pose and Downward Facing Dog, shedding light on common misconceptions that may arise in their practice. Mountain Pose, or Tadasana, is a foundational standing posture that encourages grounding, alignment, and a strong connection with the earth. Yogrishi Vishvketu elucidates the nuances of Mountain Pose, emphasizing the importance of distributing weight evenly, engaging the core, and finding a balance between strength and relaxation.
Moving on to Downward Facing Dog, or Adho Mukha Svanasana, Yogrishi provides guidance on achieving the optimal alignment for this inverted pose. Downward Dog is renowned for its ability to stretch and strengthen various muscle groups while promoting a sense of rejuvenation. Yogrishi's clarifications aim to dispel any misconceptions surrounding these poses, fostering a deeper appreciation for their unique benefits and ensuring practitioners approach their practice with mindfulness and correctness.
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00:00 Introduction
00:54 Mountain Pose
01:38 How to do Mountain Pose
03:24 Downward Facing Dog Pose
03:50 How to do Downward Facing Dog Pose

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@MsSharksharkshark 3 жыл бұрын

They don't really teach this in the average studio in the West. Thank you so much!! In 24 years of practise, nobody ever told me this!

@susanvjoachim 7 жыл бұрын

Nature is so much a part of yoga and like you said at the end of this video it must make sense..mountain pose is 'mountain' pose!

@zatara11 7 жыл бұрын

loved the transition to the hand stand, gives me something to aim for. Never saw this smooth transition before. Thank you , Namaste

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mountain Pose is beautiful pose with many possibilities. Namaste

@viczog6087 3 жыл бұрын

Same for me ☺️ 💖

@deepamanandsingh647 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing.... You are explained everything very beautifully.

@andrealages3611 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! For me, this is game changing.

@vjarunkumar 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the teaching all the basic and important steps 👍🙏🙏🙏🙏

@rosanilebron1566 7 жыл бұрын

Namaste Vishva Ji and thanks so much for this wonderful explanation. It brings clarity to the yogic practice and language. When I say Mountain Pose in class and people have only known Downward Facing Dog they look at me in awe. This really helps a lot. Blessings to all...

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 7 жыл бұрын

Rosani Lebron beautiful! Educating your students - they will appreciate it.

@sreetamachoudhury9897 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for this explanation

@rosetesta1831 Жыл бұрын

IHello There! II am a beginner yogi. I love this. Thank you for sharing and explaining . I can do so much more - transitioning from one asana to the next with the grounding that is needed to do so. Fantastico! Namaste and God bless you

@rajatpurwal8674 6 жыл бұрын

धन्यवाद गुरूजी🙏🙏🙏

@MataMarra39 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

@susanvjoachim 7 жыл бұрын

Finally! Thank you!

@Vrockda1st 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@Shipra748 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for solving my confusion

@mariocelsopereiradaschagas724 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@platoniklover 2 жыл бұрын

thank you

@syedubaidullah1424 3 жыл бұрын

I like the way you revealed the Asan Om Guruji. Jay Hind.

@aruldavan2272 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks sir

@papayapokpok03 2 жыл бұрын

Wow i like him explain

@jsimpsonrn1 7 жыл бұрын

Very informative - thank you so much for explaining those differences. I have really enjoyed the lessons and practices you have put together. Please keep posting! Namaste 🙏

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 7 жыл бұрын

Julie Simpson I am so glad to hear this!

@patrickdonkor6903 5 жыл бұрын

Great Teacher 🙏🏿🙏🏿❤️

@niveditahanamar9441 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative!

@umayoga4213 5 жыл бұрын

Thank You ji. Aum

@carinaloretan727 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this explanation! It couldn't be more clear. Your quiteness while showing the difference between the two Asanas makes me get the knowledge at once. You're a great teacher :) P.S. Can you tell me what kind of music is playing on the back? I'd really appreciate that! Have a nice day!

@physiotherapistpaulina9340 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation and visuals. Namaste. I did not realize the difference until now. Thanks kindly.

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome Paulina! Hari Om.

@Kani_Modaressi Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much for this Namaste

@AkhandaYogaOfficial Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome

@user-xu9wk3zc3y 4 жыл бұрын

inspiring !

@AdrienneEganIRL 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you 🙏🏻

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 7 жыл бұрын

Hari Om

@MegaAlejandra19 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. So well explained. I adore and I shall like being so one of your students. I am led to study English to be able to go to study in your ashram. Om Shanti,Shanti,Shanti

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 7 жыл бұрын

Namaste, You are most welcomed to join us anytime

@user-uj1vh7uk6v Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@AkhandaYogaOfficial Жыл бұрын

Namaste, You're most welcome!

@arupheaureaux 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻 for such a nice explanation

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome Arup! Hari Om.

@debrahamilton1627 7 жыл бұрын

very helpful, thank you

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 7 жыл бұрын

Debra Hamilton thank you for watching!

@viczog6087 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome Vic

@vaituber3837 2 жыл бұрын

Nice....i always prefer to get guidance from Yogi.... thanks

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Namaste! You're most welcome! Thank you for joining us for practice. We think you'd also love this video on Akhanda Yoga Online: akhandayogaonline.com/programs/five-koshas-bliss-out We'd love to gift you 30 free days (on top of the existing 7 day free trial). Just use code GIFT30KZfaq and enjoy exploring the 600+ videos available there. Hari Om.

@suhanaravichhabria 4 жыл бұрын

Also your feet n knees are joined in mountain but not in downward dog, where you feet are hip distance apart

@bzzt88 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Vishva-ji, beautiful explanation :)

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 7 жыл бұрын

bzzt88 thank you!

@kristinehatkinson7323 3 жыл бұрын

We have a major language drop for western practitioners: here parvatasana is seated mountain pose, a very different position. Mountain pose, tadasana, is a standing position, again very different. Indeed, the inversion adho mukha shvanasana (downward facing dog) usually involves the arched chest; but looking at instructions for surya namaskar from Rishikesh vs. from the west, this step is a matter of copying the position. And I did teacher training in Rishikesh! But as we were teachers ourselves, perhaps the names of the positions weren't mentioned. Harmony would be a nice thing.

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Namaste. Yes, there are many different names being used for yoga asanas. We hope this video helps to explain the difference in these common postures. Hari Om.

@dertanzendefuchs 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting. What I see are two downward facing dogs. One is healthy aligned the other not. I've learned the mountain pose Tadasana is a standing position.

@victoriastaats3974 Жыл бұрын

why is tadasana called mountain?

@karelfromczechia 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, amazing explanation. But I have a one question about feet. When I was in Rishikesh, my teachers taught there that in Parvatasana shoud be our legs together and in Adho Mukha Svanasana shoul be to the width of the hips. So did my teachers have in Rishikesh right or not?

@SamMakerFR 4 жыл бұрын

There is no real/official rule for the asanas, therefore, you'll see teachers and gurus teaching you different details. And it depends on the sequence/flow you are doing too. Also, because it's not regulated, same postures can have different name. And depending on the kind of yoga you practice, all these variations are just increasing. But from what I saw and experienced, Parvatasana is mostly done legs together and Downward dog is mostly done with legs at hips width like you teacher taught you. (maybe you already had your answer a while ago already ^^)

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Namaste Karel. So sorry for just seeing your question. As Sam mentioned, there is no set rule for this alignment. We suggest having a feet apart, about hips width. The difference between Parvatasana and Adho Mukha Svanasana is really more about the depth in the shoulders, not the width of the feet. But we recommend the find your personal alignment, what is feeling good and safe in your body. Hope this helps!

@TheYogaHomewithAlyPaws 3 жыл бұрын

@@AkhandaYogaOfficial Hi! I am curious because we were taught in 2005 and onwards that mountain pose was standing. Downdog does make sense because it looks more like a mountain haha but can you explain what lineage this is from and why do they teach mountain as standing in all the teacher trainings even the one in India. Another note is the way you are showing how "down dog" actually is with the arched spine I don't think that is very good to hyperextend the joints. This is my personal opinion. Would you mind shedding some light and insight on this. Thank you.

@nagarathnam2010 4 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻 I overcome my confusion.

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

That's wonderful! Thank you for joining us!

@nagarathnam2010 3 жыл бұрын

Akhanda Yoga Namaskar Guruji ! If I practice yoga like you, must I stop to take non vegetarians food ?

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

@@nagarathnam2010 Namasté. Thank you for such an important question. Are you familiar with the Yamas and Niyamas, the first 2 limbs in Patanjali's 8-fold path? The first of the Yamas is Ahimsa, or non-violence. This certainly can pertain to a vegetarian or even vegan diet. You can learn more from our video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lZ6Po5Sctq7XpJs.html Certainly this is a personal choice on how you wish to integrate these practices. Most Yoga practitioners find that they don't have to force themselves to remove anything, that as they continue their practice things will naturally begin to fall away.

@nagarathnam2010 3 жыл бұрын

Akhanda Yoga thank you for your valuable reply. 🙏🏻

@kavitanair4059 5 жыл бұрын

Namaste guruji,could u tell me where is ur ashram.

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Namasté Kavita Nair. Our Ashram, Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram, is in Tapovan Rishikesh India.

@harshanand58 5 жыл бұрын

Sir, in suryanamaskara sequence we have to do downward facing dog pose or mountain pose?

@sweetstrawberryxoxo 5 жыл бұрын

Adhomukh shwanasan

@shylamadappa2849 5 жыл бұрын

You have to do Mountain pose in surya namaskar

@sonalsinha6035 4 жыл бұрын

In the Sivananda and Satyananda SuryaNamaskar, we do Mountain or Parvatasana. In the Ashtanga SuryaNamaskar flow we do the Downward dog pose.

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Namasté harsh Anand. We teach in Akhanda to use Mountain Pose during Surya Namaskarasana. But you can certainly do which feels best in your body.

@moonsofourmother2815 3 жыл бұрын

So what do You call the standing posture? Thank You for your video. I am now actually really confused. When watch videos showing variations in downward dog, are the in reality showing vatiations in mountain pose? Namaste

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Namaste! The standing posture is called Tadasana, or palm tree pose. It depends on the video that you are watching, some might be instructing Mountain pose and calling it Downward Facing Dog, some might be instructing Downward Facing Dog.

@moonsofourmother2815 3 жыл бұрын

@@AkhandaYogaOfficial Thank You 😁

@christeenasmith6595 6 жыл бұрын

I am suffering from lower back pain for many years. Can i do these two yoga asana Sir Please reply

@malkhansingh840 4 жыл бұрын

भुजंगासन करो

@janewick1302 Жыл бұрын

I had to increase the playbackspeed to 1.5x times because he was talking so slowly and paused a lot lol

@AkhandaYogaOfficial Жыл бұрын

Hari Om

@janewick1302 Жыл бұрын

@@AkhandaYogaOfficial Hari up when talking lol

@riyazm2257 3 жыл бұрын

Hello sir

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Namasté Riyaz. Thank you for joining us! Hari Om.

@thestorybegins2977 5 жыл бұрын

What about the space between feet. Is that feet together or seperate

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Namasté Aura Yogi. This is personal preference. We suggest doing what feels best in your body.

@gurdeepsingh-wk6jo 3 жыл бұрын

Well, i didn't see any dog while stretching looking or facing downwards. Then, why force oneself touching the forehead on the ground?

@AkhandaYogaOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Namasté! We do not want to force anything in our yoga practice. The variation of touching the forehead to the ground will be accessible for some and not for others. That is why it is so important that we know the difference between these two postures and can then choose what is best for us individually. Wishing you a wonderful day! Om.

@panhorseracing5893 Жыл бұрын

You are doing yoga well but not telling the position of leg and which part of body is engaged ,I think as I saw videao in mountain pose there is no distance b/w leg and admukh swanasana we keep distance