Yoga : Trikonasana

In Trikonasana unlike other asanas, eyes are kept open to maintain body in equilibrium.

How to do Trikonasana?

1. Stand straight. Make a convenient distance between your feet (about 3 1/2 to 4 fits).
2. Rotate your right paw 90 degrees and left paw 15 degrees.
3. Bring the center of your right heel in co-ordination with your left foot.
4. Make sure your paws are suppressing the ground and the weight of the body is equally on both the feet.
5. Take a deep breathe, bend your body in the right direction, turn the hips downwards, keeping the waist straight, lift your left hand up in the air and take the right hand down to the ground, so that both the hands are lined up straight.
6. Keep your right hand on the right foot’s heel or on the ground and keep your waist in a flexible position. Drag your left hand toward the ceiling and bring it in the center with the shoulder. Keep your head in the middle and turn to the left, eyesight should be focused towards the left palm.
7. Keep in mind that your body is bended from the side. The body should not be tilted forward or backward. The hips and thighs remain completely open.
8. Stay stable while maintaining maximum stretch in the body. Keep breathing deeply. Relax the body with every breathe. Be in coordination with your body and breathe.
   Whenever you inhale, get up, bring your hands down and straighten the legs.
   9.Do this procedure on your other side also.

Tips to do Trikonasana

1. Before doing this posture, you should warm up your body.
2. While bending in forward direction , bend slowly so that your body’s balance is maintained.

Benefits of Trikonasana

1.This asana strengthens legs, knees, ankles, arms and chest.
2.This asana gives more flexibility to the buttocks, hips, thigh muscles, shoulders, thoracic and spinal cord.
3.Helps improve digestion. (Helps in activation and activates it)
4.Relieves stress, anxiety, backache and citric pain.

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