Triangle

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Instructions

  • Stand with feet 3 to 4 feet apart.

  • Raise your arms parallel to the floor and reach them out to the sides.

  • Shoulder blades wide and palms down.

  • Turn your left foot in slightly to the right and your right foot out to the right 90 degrees.

  • Align the right heel with the left heel.

  • Have the center of the right knee cap in line with the center of the right ankle.

  • Exhale and extend your torso to the right directly over the right leg, bending from the hip joint.

  • Strengthen the left leg by pressing the outer heel firmly to the floor.  

  • Inhale and return to stand.

  • Repeat on the other side.

Modifications

  • Have block on floor for hand to rest on

Contraindications

  • Low blood pressure

Type of pose

  • Standing

Parts of Body Benefited

  • Stretches and strengthens the thighs, knees, and ankles.

Other poses that cultivate:

Balance

Expansion

Focus

Openness

Strength

Other strategies from:

Hatha Yoga

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