Utthita Trikonasana, the extended triangle position, is a very important asana, because it brings many benefits to the entire physical body: upper and lower body are involved in this position, and so increases the power and stability of the legs, the back is more flexible and enhances (for this, even with the use of media, is also recommended in pregnancy), increases our resistance to stress and stretch muscles. Opens the chest and working your ABS … in short, a real touch-asana! 😛
Trikona, Indian, means three angles and for this reason is also known as the location of the triangle formed by the legs and arms to work!
It starts from Tadasana, standing, and exhaling diverged the legs a little more than shoulder width; you raise your arms, keeping your palms facing the floor and shortening the outwards, as if you wanted to move away from the body and from the flanks.
In yoga all twistings, that should be done on both sides to exercise equally left and right part of the body, starting from the right side and, in this case, we start from the right side by turning 90° leg (feet and hands will then have their fingers in the same direction) and rotating your left foot slightly in the same direction in order to have stability to maintain the position.
The heels will be aligned and the right leg will follow an imaginary line that runs from the ankle and salt from the kneecap and thigh.
Breathing out the bust to the right, doing work the hip and left leg will be firm, pushing with the heel on the ground to maintain the position.
The bust, now, rotate to the left, the left hip moves slightly forward and pushes the left heel.
The hand should be placed on the ground, behind the right foot, but it’s fine to get started attach the leg or ankle (right), while the left arm and stretching tends upwards … you’re just a triangle now! The eyes look the fingers of your left hand and it stays in place about 30 seconds but you can lengthen the time for up to one minute.
To dissolve the position breathe, get up by pressing the back of the heel on the mat and raised his arm as high towards the ceiling. Once back with the bust at the Center, repeat for the same number of seconds from the left side and. .. voila! Full of energy to switch to another asana.
Giada
