Trikonasana, or the triangle pose. 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.
(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.
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
Spinal Twist. Maria Steiner, May 2007. Easy version of the sitting spinal twist, with leg straight. Maria Steiner June 2023.
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. OM OM OM
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.
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