Wholistic Fitness

Dear Coach,

Vrksasana or tree pose is challenging.  Whenever I lift a leg I start to lose balance.  I get the "leaning tower of Pisa" look in order to maintain some stability even with my leg down near the opposite ankle.  Is this a function of core strength? I am being patient and taking what I can each time. 

Namaste

Coach, 

I found the quote I been looking for, you said this in class about a month ago in the Smiley Building cave… Tree Beings don't just 'stand on top of Mother Earth," they have deep and wide roots which function as conduits toward living WITH and FROM Mother Earth and their leafy (or needle-ly) arms lift toward Brahman all day as if in worship; you do the same and thou shall Connect with Vrkasana's rasa. 

It has stayed in my mind every day. And so I practice my Tree Poses every chance I get outside.

Dawa