The Yoga titled triangle stance, unlike its name is quite an easy pose to do. It is an adapted version of the normal yoga triangle pose which is also known as the trikonasana (tri kon asana) which literally means, the triangle pose.
But although this is an easy pose to do, those who suffer from any neck, spine or hip related ailment should first consult their physician and only then proceed to do this pose. Learn to do it under the trained eye of a yoga teacher, before you do it alone, in case you are doing it in the privacy of your house.
Try to do this pose on an empty stomach and schedule it early in the morning. Do it outdoors to imbibe the fresh morning air as you coordinate your inhalation and exhalation along with the physical moves of this easy and instinctive pose.
Start by standing on a mat and shift your feet away from each other with a shoulder and half’s distance between them. Do not bend your legs from the knees and ensure that your spine is straight and not curved to either the left or the right.
Inhale, and as you exhale lift your arms to the level of your shoulders and make your arms horizontal to the floor. Your palms are facing down towards the mat, and you stretch your fingers to stiffen your palm. Pause at this stage and breathe slowly and consciously. As you inhale, straighten your hips and breathe into your spine.
What you do here is to lift yourself up from your tailbone and be erect by straightening your neck so that your erect posture continues right up to the crown of your head. Fix your gaze at any point in front of you, to act as a psychological prop to help you to maintain your balance.
Now as you exhale, slide your torso to your right by bending sideways from your hips. Do not move your legs and keep them rooted on the mat. Pretend that you are trying to reach out to some point on your right with your right arm, while something is holding your hips in place.
Do not turn your head sideways to your right. As you bend this way, you will feel a stretch to your right side along the ribcage, and down your hips to continue through your left thighs and calf muscles. The left side of your neck too is stretched as you tilt to your right. Pause at this position and then return to your original neutral position.
Repeat this step by bending towards your left. You may repeat these steps for as long as you like and then emerge from this pose feeling refreshed.
Sources:
Yoga Triangle Pose (Trikonasana)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArX5fizkSms
Posture: Trikona-asana - The Triangle Pose
http://www.santosha.com/asanas/trikona.html
http://www.ehow.com/video_4944050_yoga-triangle-pose-reverse.html
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