Trikanasana/Triangle Pose

Triangle is more of an integrative pose, in that you have to use a tremendous amount of balance and strength as well as flexibility - and the breathing of course - to maintain the posture. Challenging on a physical level, Triangle is also extremely demanding in the way your mind must micromanage your body in so many ways simultaneously. Your body has got to consistently adjust and respond. And once again the right way is the hard way.

Triangle addresses every system, organ, and gland of the body -- A to Z, 360 degrees. As a result, it may be the most therapeutic asana of all.

Benefits

What doesn't Triangle do? It improves every single bone, muscle, joint tendon and internal organ, and it revitalizes nerves, veins and tissues. No other pose increases strength and flexibility on the hips as well as this one, and you can easily feel how it tones the muscles on the side of your torso, including the obliques and the intercostals. Flexing and strengthening the last five vertebrae in this posture can alleviate crooked spines, as well as rheumatism and lower back pain. Triangle also benefits the heart and lungs, forcing them to work together like an arranged marriage in India. They may not want to be together at first, but they have to be. No choice.

To learn more about this posture and all its amazing benefits, maintain a regular Bikram Yoga practice and purchase at the front desk - a must have - Bikram Beginners' Yoga Book and most importantly, the teachers here at BYFH are always available to answer any question you have about your practice.

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