Yoga Presents The Triangle Posture

How Utthita Trikonasana helps you

Utthita Trikonasana assists Yogi and Yogini through a series of stretch exercises, thus promoting healthy spines. Yogi and Yogini practice the Triangle Posture, starting with stretching the side of their spine. Yogi and Yogini stretch the back of his/her legs and continue to stretch the hips. Yogi and Yogini also stretches the intercostals (Muscles in the center of the ribs) As Yogi and Yogini stretches the intercostals, thus the chest opens and Yogi and Yogini experiences enhanced breathing.

How to Utthita Trikonasana:
Yogi and Yogini starts by standing in Yoga's Mountain Posture. Yogi and Yogini continue to exhale and take the right foot and stops out to the right, extending the foot the extent of the leg. Yogi and Yogini turns the left foot in 45 degrees and the right foot outward at a 90-degree angle. Containing Yogi and Yogini draws an imaginary line, which starts at the heel (Right) and moves toward the left foot. Yogi and Yogini start to cut in half of the left foot arch.

Next, Yogi and Yogini face to the front and inhales. Yogi and Yogini raise their arms and extend them so that the arms correspond with the shoulders and ground. Yogi and Yogini torso now forms a T.

Yogi and Yogini now exhales and reaches up to, using the right hand and extends the hand downward so that it aligns and touches the right shin. Yogi and Yogini lift the left arm upward. Enduring, Yogi and Yogini bend the right knee somewhat. Yogi and Yogini use this tactic when he/she feels tightness in the back of the legs. Next, Yogi and Yogini transport their torso so that it aligns with the ground. Yogi and Yogini continue to alleviate stress on the arms and peers upward at his/her left hand.

NOTE: If you feel stress around the neck area yoga recommends that you peer down.

Yogi and Yogini repeat their action while breathing naturally and counting to three to five times. Again, Yogi and Yogini soften their arm, and once more peers up at his/her left hand. Yoga completes the steps Yogi and Yogini takes by requesting that they repeat the process on the left side in sequence.

Utthita (Raise) Trikonasana (Triangle) was practice in classical style, which Yogi and Yogini would parallel the feet and keep the legs and arms straight. Yogi and Yogini trunk was aligned with the ground, while the right hand rested on the surface of the ground near the exterior area of the right foot.

NOTE: yogin practitioners used 3-sided angles to complete yogic practices, which the original Raise Triangle was performed in such way. The process continues today.

Yoga assists one in breathing naturally. Through tactful strategies, yoga helps Yogi and Yogini relax the soul/body and mind.

Yoga teaches Yogi and Yogini how to enforce awareness and helps them to regulate their breathing patterns. Breathing is the prime focus one wants to master when starting yogic practices. Yoga places great emphasis on breathing, since the art of breathes assists one in controlling the mind and body, thus achieving vitality and power over the soul. In addition, yoga assists Yogi and Yogini by helping them to appreciate the powers within self.

Yoga comes to a showdown with Yogi and Yogini as they begin to recognize the body, mind, emotions, subconscious, etc, and pulls the internal forces together to deliver sound mind and completeness.

Tip: If your body lacks flexibility, you may benefit from leaning your rear against a hard surface. Keep your feet slightly away from the surface and along your body to hang at leisure. Relax and keep the knees soften.