How to Do Triangle Pose - Basic Tips for Beginners and Intermediate Students

Triangle Pose, or Trikonasana, is a basic standing posture in yoga. This video will teach you tips for how to do Triangle Pose for beginners and Intermediate students. There are many benefits of Triangle Pose, including greater hamstring flexibility, increased mobility in the hips, muscular strength, an elongated spine and relief of lower back pain.

Triangle Pose is called Trikonasana in Sanskrit. There is are some variations in how Triangle pose is practiced in Ashtanga style and in the Iyengar Method. Both have their benefits and challenges. Regular practice of Triangle pose will help a student to progress to other standing postures over time.

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Chapters:
00:00 - What are different ways of practicing Triangle Pose?
01:00 - Setting Up Your Alignment in Triangle Pose
02:00 - How to Charge and Engage the legs in Trikonasana
03:25 - Some Basic Tips for Keeping the Spine Straight in Triangle Pose
04:30 - Where to place the hand and how to catch the toe in Triangle Pose
05:00 - How to breathe in Triangle Pose
05:50 - How to Switch Sides in Triangle Pose without Losing Energetic Balance
06:50 - Benefits of Regular Practice of Triangle Pose on the Body’s Systems