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Family Tree #1: Tadasana or Mountain Pose

In tadasana, both hips are internally rotated. When you have achieved the “perfect” tadasana, your inner thighs will feel as if they are energetically rotating back behind you, and your shins will feel as if they are energetically hugging in to the midline of the body. Since the legs are symmetrical in tadasana, this family tree classification is “symmetrical internal.” Other poses with this position include:


  • Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward facing dog)
  • Prasarita Padottanasana (wide leg forward bend)
  • Uttanasana (intense forward bend)
  • Utkatasana (chair pose)
  • Urdva Danurasana (wheel pose or backbend)

Family Tree #2: Virabhadrasana I or Warrior I

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n virabhadrasana I, both hips are internally rotated. Yep, this can be confusing, but now you know! Just like tadasana, the fullest expression of this pose will have you feeling as if your inner thighs are reaching back and your shins are hugging in. The key difference here, though, is one leg is forward with the knee flexed at a 90 degree angle (or as close as you can get) and the second leg is extended back. This means the legs are asymmetrical. This family classification, then, is “asymmetrical internal.” Other poses with this position include:


  • Ardha chandrasana (There are a lot of “half moon” poses in yoga. In this case, half-moon refers to a deep lunge with the back knee grounded.)
  • Natarajasana (dancer pose)
  • Hanumanasana (full splits)
  • Utthan Pristhasana (lizard pose)

Family Tree #3: Virabhadrasana II or Warrior II

In virabhadrasana II, both hips are externally rotated. Again, this one can be tricky, but here the fullest expression is reached when the outer hips and thighs feel as though they are wrapping down toward the ground, and the inner thighs feel as if they are pulling in and up. In warrior II, the front leg is flexed forward with the knee bent as close to 90 degrees as possible and the back leg is extended straight. This leaves you in an asymmetrical position, so the classification for this family tree is “asymmetrical external.” Other poses in this family include:


  • Trikonasana (triangle pose)
  • Utthita Parsvakonasana (extended side angle pose)
  • Parsvottanasana (pyramid pose)
  • Reverse Warrior

Family Tree #4: Temple Pose

The final family tree is often forgotten. Temple pose is a great example of this posture. In temple, both outer hips are wrapping down, and both feet are grounded with the knees flexed as close to 90 degrees as possible. The classification for this tree is “symmetrical external.” Other poses in the family include:


  • Dwi Pada Kapotasana (double pigeon pose)
  • Padmasana (lotus pose)
  • Kurmasana (tortoise pose)
  • Gomukasana (cow face pose)
  • Baddhakonasana (cobbler’s pose)