Samasasthiti has a wider, more stable base than tadasana because the feet are placed with the heels under the sitting bones rather than touching each other. All the standing poses that are executed from this base, as opposed to tadasana, consequently have a wider more stable base of support. This is typically done in the vinyasa styles, in which breath-coordinating movement is the focus, rather than the alignment orientation approaches, in which static maintenance of positions is preferred.

Additionally, the head is lower and the hands are in a namaste (prayer) position. This is typical of the starting position of a sun salutation, a prayerful vinyasa that is used by many systems of hatha yoga as a warm-up and to connect asanas into a flow sequence.