How to Do the Revolving Triangle Yoga Pose

Video Transcript

"CINDY MASTRY: In this clip, Faith is going to help me demonstrate how using the block can help you come into revolved triangle or Parivritta Trikonasana with much better alignment. She's going to come sideways and she's going to step one foot forward. Good. Just about two feet apart and keeping her hips square. She's going to inhale and reach her arms up to the sky. Good. Go ahead and take your front hand to your hip. Good. She's going to lengthen up with her arm and reach the block forward and take it down and place it next to her big toe. Good. Elevating the ground so she doesn't have to come down so far so it takes the hamstrings and the low back out of it. Good. She's going to lengthen from her tailbone to the crown of the head to get the energy flowing there, and then she's going to rotate her shoulder open. Good. When and if she's ready and that's different for anyone, she can reach her hand up turning her palm forward, pressing down into the block and lengthening up. Good. And then when she can relax into this balance, not having to worry about having her foot down on the ground and falling over, she can really start to relieve the tension through her hip and pelvis area. And let the energy flow, reaching through the crown of the head. Beautiful revolved triangle."