Mountain Pose: Tadasana

We practice this pose, every class, and I practice it every time, I come to my mat, but do we really practice it?! I marvel at how when I practice, I can find something new. Even though we stand in Mountain Pose, do we feel like one? Grounding very deliberately through my feet, and feeling the line up the body to the top of the head, I notice I have areas that are quiet, my low back for one, and it is a tendency to let go through the abdominals and to allow my tight shoulders to keep my chest from fully opening. How to awaken things: draw in the navel center, press down into the feet simultaneously extending even more through my spine on the inhale. I realize, that I was not keeping it as dynamic as I was able to. Allowing the process to stay a constant and stay with my breath is now a more meaningful pose for 5 minutes. What do you find in Mountain Pose?