Meaning of trikonasana | Babel Free

Definitions

A pose in which the legs are kept straight and wide apart, in the shape of a triangle, while the upper body bends.

Examples

“It is 30 years since I tried yoga, but it mostly came back: trikonasana, this-asana, that-asana.”

“Because the feet are widely separated left to right in trikonasana, there is no problem with wobbling or falling in the left-to-right direction […].”

“Trikonasana, or triangle pose, is often referred to as a lateral stretch, and this is true insofar as it lengthens the connective tissue pathway that runs along the side of the body.”

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