Video: Yoga Extended Side Angle Pose

An extended side angle is a great yoga stretch for the side back and arm muscles. Learn how to do an extended side angle yoga pose with tips from yoga instructor in this free yoga lesson video.

Video Transcript

In any vinyasa flow there ought to be extended side angle or heat parvi casa. So what you'll do is step out into warrior two which I did discuss in detail in a previous clip and I would highly recommend that you go back and watch that. Now just take care where is your knee line where is the weight in your feet. Is it even between both feet? Go ahead and bring your hands out looking over the front hand and also checking where the back hand is, let your hands open up and your shoulders melt. If you find that you're starting to wear your shoulders here, and relax down your back. Find that nice even line in your photograph. And you're going to keep your front knee bent, slowly bring yourself forward. You can let your forearm rest on the side and bring your hand over the top, reaching energy out through the hand and being careful not to really crunch your neck. Turn the palm towards you pinky down towards the earth just slightly and that will help keep that shoulder board open. If you find your weights pulling back up, just really just push energy out through that foot. This is the first version of it. You can also bring your hand down towards the mat, in front or behind your foot. The main part of it is taking care to keep the heart open and looking up toward the hand shoulder melts down the back. And slowly scoop it up and then step towards the front of your mat and pick it up. And that's extended side angle.

Yoga Extended Side Angle Pose

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