Triangle Yoga Pose (Trikonasana)

Series Summary

The word "yoga" comes from the Sanskrit root “yuj” meaning "to bind, or join." Yoga is centrally the practice of union, whether you are joining the mind to the body, the human to the divine, or the individual to the infinite. The various styles of yoga that have made it to the West all share a common core: positioning the body into a particular posture while focusing mind and breath leads to physical and spiritual well-being. These arts of positioning the body have been passed on for thousands of years, and encompass one of the oldest cultural traditions known to exist. To practice yoga, then, is also to join with the ancient sages, drawing human history up into yourself and connecting with the past. In this free yoga video series, yoga instructor Priscilla Anne Flynn will teach you the elements of the triangle pose, or trikonasana. Priscilla covers where the triangle pose fits in a yoga sequence and what each part of the body does when moving into triangle pose. Priscilla gives you yoga tips for lengthening the spine, positioning the feet, pointing the palms, and more. You will learn when to twist and how to align breathing with your yoga poses and motions. It is all here.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Priscilla Flynn, speaking to you today from Yoga Sanctuary in Windham, New Hampshire and you can read more about us on our website, yogasanctuary.com. This clip is going to be about Trikonasana, which is the Sanskrit word for Triangle Pose. And Triangle Pose is a great posture to strengthen your legs, to lengthen your spine on either side, it's a two sided posture, a standing posture and it comes nicely after Warrior I, Warrior II and Lateral Angle. They all help to warm up for that pose. So you might want to go back and look at those in preparation for Trikonasana. Triangle, your body will be making lots of triangles when you come in to the pose. So it's good as you come in to the pose, to know all the different stretches, to be aware of the places where your body is stretching, along the side body, the legs, the arms, the neck, the whole spine. The fabulous pose."