Started doing Yoga? Here is a step-by-step guide on how to do Trikonasana, also known as triangle pose.
READ MORETaming your mind, soul and body is an art, Yoga is such an art which allows you to listen to your inner whispers thereby, boosting up your health. There are numerous postures or asana’s in yoga which involves bits and pieces of your body parts. In short from head to toe, you involve and evoke your senses and sensations, adding every bit to your health. Trikonasana is one among the cardinal posture in yoga which has end number of benefits. Your body has infinite energy deep inside. Evoke the flexibility buried deep, with this simple Triangle pose.
In Trikonasana your body takes the shape of an extended triangle, giving an intense stretch to your trunks and legs. This helps in stretching your muscles, limbs and arms. As the name suggests, TRI-three, KON-angle as the body is pointing towards three different directions. Thus suffices the authentic triangle pose. This asana tones the ligaments and improves flexibility, helps in losing fat from side of the body. According to Sri B K S Iyengar as mentioned in his book “YOGA THE PATH TO HOLISTIC HEALTH” with practise one learns to move from physical body to physiological body by activating organ, glands & nerves. This asana contributes a lot in achieving such a state mentioned by Iyengar.
Now. let's just dive into the Trikonasana steps and its benefits:
It’s better to follow these step by step by instructions which tells you how to do Trikonasana. It is important to follow the steps accordingly to avail the complete benefit. Take care of each precisions, because yoga is all about perfection and concentration.
First and fore most stand straight(Tadasana), now spread your legs apart about ¾ of your height and right leg facing the right side, left leg slightly inside facing forward about 45 degrees
Now slowly spread both the hands parallel with the ground and maintain the line with right knees and shoulders, go down and touch the ground /grip the right toes as per one’s capacity. Your left shoulder should be in line with the right shoulder (not coming out of the alignment drooping down side ways) left hand facing up and gazing at the left hand fingers.
It is important to keep the exact posture. Your eyes should be towards the ceiling or upward, never look down unless it’s an exception.
Breathing is cardinal. Inhales when you start your pose and exhale when you are going down. Once you are into the Aasana stay and breath in a very uniform and smooth manner. At least stay for 5 breaths in the pose. When coming up inhale and then exhale when out while going to the straight pose (tadasana).
Stay in that position around 1 minute. Make sure that your body is bent exactly to the sideways and not forward or backward.
There are certain measures to be taken while doing the trikonasana. It is important to keep in mind these measures, because you are doing this for your health.
Yoga is necessary for your senses to open up and feel the world. Apart from that it has numerous benefits
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