Triangle Pose

UtthitaTrikonasana

Triangle is a powerful standing posture that opens your hamstrings, hips, side body, and chest muscles while toning your legs.

Benefits

• Strengthens leg, thigh, and upper back muscles

• Stretches hamstrings and increases hip mobility

• Lengthens spinal and intercostal muscles

• Improves focus and balance

Contraindications

• Neck injury

• Hamstring injury

• Low blood pressure

Modifications

• You may place your bottom hand on a block to help lengthen your spine and side body

• If balance is an issue you can practice this posture against a wall to help stabilize you

• If you have a neck injury or neck pain, you can modify this posture by looking towards the floor or straight in front of you

Chakras

Triangle Pose balances the Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana) and allows one to feel more creative, connected, passionate, and calm. This posture can also help balance emotions as the Sacral Chakra is the seat of our emotions.