Day 11: Triangle Pose

Trikonasana, Triangle Pose

Triangle is the “peak” of the standing series, working every single muscle in your body and testing your stamina, strength, flexibility, and will-power. If you can get through triangle breathing normally, you can rest assured that your heart and lungs are in excellent shape!

As a beginner, you might not be able to sit down low enough to get your thigh parallel to the floor. However, it is important to keep trying! Your body is constantly evolving and changing so just because you can’t do something when you first start, doesn’t mean that you won’t get there eventually. Another important thing to remember is that your elbow should not go below your knee. This requires incredible strength! We promise that one day you will be able to get all of the components of this posture: thigh parallel to the floor, hips parallel to the floor, elbow at the knee, fingers touching the toes, two arms in one line from the front and the side, and breathing of course normal.

Benefits of Triangle Pose Include:

• Strengthens every muscles of your body (besides your face muscles which should be relaxed of course)

• Improves chemical imbalances in the body.

• Cleanses the lymph nodes, the visceral system and the mammary glands.

• Flexing and strengthening the last five vertebrae in this posture can alleviate crooked spines, as well as rheumatism and lower back pain.

• Improves the immune system and the circulatory system.

• Compresses the pancreas, kidneys, thyroid, parathyroid and thymus glands.