Yoga Standing Triangle Pose

Video Transcript

"Triangle; extended triangle, utthita trikonasana begins in Tadasana with the balance and the strength of the body. We can use an inhale to soften your knees, lift your hands. The exhale can hop you wide, or you have the freedom to step wide. Then we'll go travel down to the soles of our feet. Turning your left foot out, presenting that foot still in Tadasana, so not leaning in or out, front or back, but it's balanced equally. Looking to your right foot, it's going to be gently turned in, and still presented in Tadasana. Working from the base, coming up the legs, we want to contract the legs; creating strength. Coming into your hips, the hips, shoulders are squarely forward. We're going to use a new inhale to lift both arms. The exhale's going to strongly reach you to the left. Kick your hip out to the right, keep reaching, keep reaching, keep reaching; you're creating length in both sides. You're going to find a place to hold on, either to your thigh, to your shin, or to your ankle. Lengthen through the crown of your head, and then we're going to try to maintain the pose for up to two minutes, breathing and enjoying."