Triangle Pose - Trikonasana (oo-TEE-tah trik-cone-AHS-anna)

Anatomical Focus: Thighs

Benefits: Performing the triangle pose stretches hamstrings and hips while strengthening the legs. This pose also helps relieve stress and aid digestion.

Cautions: Triangle pose can cause headaches and neck pain. Don’t turn your neck to look at your thumb.

Hints/Tips: Beginners can rest their hands on a block or table instead of resting their hand on their ankle. The idea is to keep the leg straight – not how far you can reach. It’s also completely acceptable to lean with your back against a wall if you’re worried about losing balance.

Steps to performing utthita trikonasana:

• Stand straight with your legs about 3 ½ and 4 feet apart. With palms down, set your arms out to the side so they are parallel with the ground.

• Turn your left foot slightly to the right, but have your right foot turned 90 degrees to the right.

• Then, bringing your right thigh upward, drop your right hand down to your shin or ankle.

• Now, extend your torso so that it is also over your right knee, bending from the hip-joint. Rest your right hand on your shin or knee and lift the left hand straight in the air. Watch your left thumb.

• Hold the pose for 30 seconds to a minute. Inhale when coming up and then reverse the pose.

Preparatory Poses:
• Vrksasana
• Tadasana

*Disclaimer: Contact your physician before beginning any course of exercise. These guidelines are not meant to represent or take the place of a live yoga instructor.

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