Yoga Standing Side Angle Pose

Video Transcript

"Utthita Parsvakonasana, extended side angle, once again, presenting yourself in Tadasana, inhaling to soften your knees, lifting the palms. Exhale will step your feet three to four feet apart, depending on the length of your limbs. Using inhale to turn out your left foot, presenting it in Tadasana; right foot is going to stay at a ninety-degree angle. The new inhale is going to lift and lengthen your spine, along with both arms. Exhale, we're going to lunge into your left knee. Let's keep the front of your body squarely facing the front of your mat. Check that the knee is in line between the big toe and the second toe. Inhale as you hinge yourself over, finding the earth, re-lengthening your spine, reaching strongly out both arms, relaxing the shoulders down away from your hips. And then turn your attention into breath, so that you can re-evaluate your body, working up to two minutes, and then reversing to the other side."