Trikonasana – the triangle pose

Trikonasana, or the triangle pose.Β The main benefits of this standing posture are to stretch the sides of the body and give a lateral movement to the spine. All standing yoga postures help to ground your energy.

Physical Benefits

  • Stretches the sides of the body
  • Stretches the spine laterally
  • Helps keep the spine elastic
  • Improves flexibility in the hips and legs
  • Helps to open the chest
  • Massages the internal organs
  • Improves digestion
  • Amplifies the benefits of the half spinal twist
  • Improves circulation in the body

Mental Benefits

  • Steadies the mind
  • Calms the emotions
  • Increase empathy and self-awareness

Energetic (Pranic) Benefits

  • Calms the prana in the ida nadi
Maria doing Trikonasana – triangle pose, May 2007.
Maria doing a spinal twist in triangle, October 2011.
Maria doing Trikonasana, the triangle pose, October 2011.

sitting spinal twist

(literally Ardha stands for half = half spinal twist).

There are many benefits to this posture, but the most important is that the entire length of the spine receives a lateral twist in both directions – first to the left and then to the right.
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Physical Benefits

  • Increases flexibility in each vertebrae of the spine, from the base of the spine through the neck
  • Stretches the back muscles and hips
  • Massages the abdominal organs, helping to relieve constipation
  • Breathing becomes more rapid, speeding up circulation and creating an aerobic effect
  • Brings more blood flow to the spine

Energetic (Pranic) Benefits

  • Helps rouse the Kundalini Shakti

Mental Benefits

  • Brings peace of mind
  • Helps to cure nervous disorders
Β Easy version of the sitting spinal twist, with leg straight. Maria Steiner June 2023.

Scout Hall Location in Cameron Park, Booval

PLEASE have a look at the picture below, for the exact location of the Scout Hall in Cameron Park (BLUE DOT). As street view and google maps might guide you to the wrong section of Cameron Park.

This is where we have the Yoga classes on a Tuesday 6pm and Wednesday 5pm.
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It’s possible that the apple maps on the iPhone is correct. But more than once this year, new people in the yoga class, ended up at the old Swifts Sport Club.

I don’t want to know, how many gave up coming to class, because they were guided to a wrong location ?!?

Maybe if you put into google maps “Foote Street, Booval” you end up very close to the Scout Hall.

Maybe if you put into google maps “Foote Street, Booval” you end up very close to the Scout Hall. View of the Scout Hall from Foote Street, towards Cameron Park.

YOGA Classes April + May 2024

I had a good week off to enjoy a couple last Queensland – Summer – Days.

As of Tuesday 26th March, all Yoga classes according to your weekly schedule, in-person at the Scout Halls and online on Zoom. https://hathayogaipswich.com.au/

Enjoy the cooler, rainy days and see you back on the Yoga mat soon. Maria, OM OM OM

Maria at North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland. March 2024

2024 YOGA classes resume on Tuesday 16th January.

A happy, healthy and content New Year to you.

I look forward to welcome you back on the yoga mat soon. Classes as follows at the Scout Halls, or you can join online on Zoom. For Zoom please contact me to receive the login details. Thanks.


Raceview Scout Hall, 32 Taylor Street, Eastern Heights 4305

  • Tuesdays, 9:00am – 10:30am (90 minutes Hatha Yoga class)

Cameron Park, Scout Hall, Easton Street, Booval 4304 

  • Tuesdays, 6:00pm–7:30pm (90 minutes Hatha Yoga class)
  • Wednesdays, 5:00pm–6:30pm (90 minutes Hatha Yoga class)


Raceview Scout Hall, 32 Taylor Street, Eastern Heights 4305



 Cost  

  • first trial class: free
  • single class $18.00
  • 5-class pass (valid for 2 months) $75.00
  • 10-class pass (valid for 4 months) $140.00

Cost for Senior Classes  (Wednesday 9am + Thursday 10am)

  • first class: free
  • single class  $12.00
  • 5-class-pass  $55.00
  • 10-class-pass  $100.00

If possible please book for your first yoga class, but it’s is perfectly fine if you just show up at the Hall about 10 minutes before the class begins. Thank you !!


Start the year on a positive note, January 2024.

Christmas Break 2023

The Christmas / New Year’s Break is from Friday 15th December 2023 until Sunday 14th January 2024.

The last Yoga class in 2023 is the Senior’s class on Thursday 14/12/23 at 10am.

In 2024 the yoga classes resume on Tuesday 16th January 2024. All the yoga classes as per our well known weekly schedule.

Christmas Holiday 2023

Affirmation Advent Calendar 2023

I have had this idea a couple years ago, it somehow didn’t make it into a blog and actual sharing. So this year I’m getting ready for it: starting 1st December a daily Affirmation as an Advent Calendar. I’ll share it here in my WordPress-blog, Facebook and Instagram as daily posts. I love advent calendars, […]

Affirmation Advent Calendar 2023