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...
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
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 🙏
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
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 GIFT30TH-cam and enjoy exploring the 600+ videos available there. Hari Om.
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.
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.
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!
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?
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 ^^)
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!
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
@@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: th-cam.com/video/_8_p1kQHstg/w-d-xo.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.
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
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!
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!
loved the transition to the hand stand, gives me something to aim for. Never saw this smooth transition before. Thank you , Namaste
Thank you Mountain Pose is beautiful pose with many possibilities. Namaste
Same for me ☺️ 💖
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...
Rosani Lebron beautiful! Educating your students - they will appreciate it.
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
Amazing.... You are explained everything very beautifully.
Excellent explanation and visuals. Namaste. I did not realize the difference until now. Thanks kindly.
You're most welcome Paulina! Hari Om.
Thanks for the teaching all the basic and important steps 👍🙏🙏🙏🙏
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 🙏
Julie Simpson I am so glad to hear this!
Thank you sir for this explanation
Thank you very much! For me, this is game changing.
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
Namaste, You are most welcomed to join us anytime
I like the way you revealed the Asan
Om Guruji.
Jay Hind.
Namaste, you have explained very beautifully. I had been having this doubt for a long time. 🙏
Namaste, You're most welcome, We are glad it helped. Hari Om 😊
Nice....i always prefer to get guidance from Yogi.... thanks
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 GIFT30TH-cam and enjoy exploring the 600+ videos available there. Hari Om.
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.
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.
Thank you for solving my confusion
Wow thank you so much for this
Namaste
You are so welcome
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!
Thanks 🙏🏻 for such a nice explanation
You're most welcome Arup! Hari Om.
Thank you!!!
Wow i like him explain
thank you
धन्यवाद गुरूजी🙏🙏🙏
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?
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 ^^)
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!
@@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.
Finally! Thank you!
Sir, in suryanamaskara sequence we have to do downward facing dog pose or mountain pose?
Adhomukh shwanasan
You have to do Mountain pose in surya namaskar
In the Sivananda and Satyananda SuryaNamaskar, we do Mountain or Parvatasana. In the Ashtanga SuryaNamaskar flow we do the Downward dog pose.
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.
Also your feet n knees are joined in mountain but not in downward dog, where you feet are hip distance apart
Could you say where you obtained this information?
Great video! Thank you 🙏🏻
Hari Om
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
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.
@@AkhandaYogaOfficial Thank You 😁
Namaste guruji,could u tell me where is ur ashram.
Namasté Kavita Nair. Our Ashram, Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram, is in Tapovan Rishikesh India.
thank you so much
You're most welcome Vic
Very informative!
very helpful, thank you
Debra Hamilton thank you for watching!
Well, i didn't see any dog while stretching looking or facing downwards. Then, why force oneself touching the forehead on the ground?
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.
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.
Thanks sir
Hello sir
Namasté Riyaz. Thank you for joining us! Hari Om.
Thank You ji. Aum
Great Teacher 🙏🏿🙏🏿❤️
why is tadasana called mountain?
What about the space between feet. Is that feet together or seperate
Namasté Aura Yogi. This is personal preference. We suggest doing what feels best in your body.
I had to increase the playbackspeed to 1.5x times because he was talking so slowly and paused a lot lol
Hari Om
@@AkhandaYogaOfficial Hari up when talking lol
🙏🏻
I overcome my confusion.
That's wonderful! Thank you for joining us!
Akhanda Yoga Namaskar Guruji ! If I practice yoga like you, must I stop to take non vegetarians food ?
@@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:
th-cam.com/video/_8_p1kQHstg/w-d-xo.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.
Akhanda Yoga thank you for your valuable reply. 🙏🏻
inspiring !
Thank you Vishva-ji, beautiful explanation :)
bzzt88 thank you!
I am suffering from lower back pain for many years.
Can i do these two yoga asana
Sir Please reply
भुजंगासन करो
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
Thank you so much
Namaste, You're most welcome!
thank you so much!
Thank you
Thanks sir