Triangle Pose

Trikonasana, or Triangle pose, is a posture that increases balance, strengthens the legs, increases awareness of the core and expands the energy of the heart and chest out through the hands. It is a wonderful posture for exploring how yoga requires mental alertness and consciousness of all parts of the body at once in order to maintain alignment. This week we will explore postures similar to Triangle from a reclining, kneeling and finally standing position. 

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Supta Padangusthasana (Reclining Big Toe Pose)
Lie on the back with the knees bent.
Variation II: Hold the strap in the right hand and place a block on the outside of the right hip. As you exhale, lower the leg directly out to the side so that the outer thigh rests on the block. Extend the foot into the strap and reach the left arm out to the side. To release, use the inner thigh to draw the leg up to center.

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Parighasana (Gate Latch Pose) 
Begin kneeling. Straighten left leg and press toes towards floor to prevent hyperextension of knee. Exhale and side bend over left leg bringing left hand to block behind knee or to floor. Reach right arm overhead and keep tail bone long.

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Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
Stand with feet wide apart. Turn left out to 90 degrees and right foot in 30 degrees. Inhale arms out from shoulders. Exhale and cock hips to the left. Reach left arm parallel to floor to lengthen the left waist and bring left hand on block, foot or floor. Rotate the chest towards the right and reach right arm towards ceiling. 

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