Triangle Pose

Trikonasana

• Stand with your feet about 3-feet apart.
• Rotate the right foot 90 degrees to the outside.
• Stand with your feet about 3-feet apart.
• Rotate the right foot 90 degrees to the outside.
• Rotate the left foot 15 degrees to the inside.
• Align your right heel with the centre of the left foot.
• Stand erect, pressing the feet firmly into the ground. Balance yourself.
• Breathing in, stretch the arms out to the sides, palms facing up.
• Breathing out, keep the arms in a straight line, bend to the right with the right arm reaching for the right foot and left arm reaching for the ceiling.
• Breathing in, turn your head to look up at the left palm. Align your torso so that the chest is facing the opposite wall. (If you are leaning forward toward the floor, come up a bit and focus on bending sideways.)
• Hold and continue taking gentle deep breaths in and out.
• Breathing in, pull yourself up with the strength of your left arm.
• Repeat steps 2 onwards, bending to the left side.
• Breathing out, bring the arms down.

Benefits:

• Stretches the sides of the body.
• Tones the arms, legs, and abdominal organs.
• Improves flexibility of the spine and hips.

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