“The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships.” ― T.K.V. Desikachar

The name derives from the Sanskrit word ‘Trikona’, which means triangle, and ‘asana’, which means yogic posture. Yoga is named such, for the triangle shape of the body of the practitioners while performing this yoga (Mehra & Raole, 2021). This yoga posture involves the bringing of the bottom hands of the practitioners to the floor while keeping both the legs on the floor.

Health benefits

This asana involves the extension of the body at both the right and left sides. Hence, it helps in strengthening the core muscles and making them more active. By stretching the body, it helps in strengthening the muscles of the spinal cord region making it more flexible and reducing its stiffness. The regular practices of this yoga, helps in opening up the flexors of the hips, shoulders, thus making it more flexible and increasing its mobility (India-a2z, 2020). Along with this, it helps in expanding the chest and shoulder muscles. By performing this yoga on both sides helps to get better results and reduces the chances of getting injuries (Mehra & Raole, 2021). This asana helps in improving the core and upper body parts, thus it helps in improving the functioning of the body organs, and making the digestive system and the metabolism more efficient. Regular practicing of this yoga helps in reducing tension and stress and helps to maintain a better and stable emotional state. Besides, by keeping the legs in place, this asana helps the practitioners in improving the sense of balance.

Things you should know before performing this yoga!!

Before starting the yoga, the practitioners are instructed to perform a warm-up session to make all the body parts active and to make all the joints smooth. While reaching towards the front foot, the practitioners are instructed to avoid the bending of the knees, it can make the yoga less effective (India-a2z, 2020). If the practitioner is unable to reach the desired position, without bending the knees, they are instructed to keep a yoga block beside the legs for support. This asana involves the sideways movement of the body. Hence, the practitioners are instructed not to bend backward and round the spine while doing yoga. This yogic posture involves the core, thighs, and upper body parts of the practitioners (Mehra & Raole, 2021). While doing the yoga, they should make all the muscles in these regions tightened, to make the yoga more effective. They should do it very slowly and steadily while bending forward to maintain proper balance.

Contra-indications

Individuals suffering from migraine should not practice this yoga, as it can put pressure on the heads while bending on the sides (Mehra & Raole, 2021). The yoga instructors suggest that individuals having any kind of neck and back injuries strictly avoid this yoga. People with high or low blood pressure also should consult their physician before practicing this yoga (India-a2z, 2020). The instructors suggest that individuals with high blood pressure avoid the raising of hands while doing yoga, as it can raise blood pressure.

References

India-a2z. (2020). india-a2z.com. Retrieved from Trikonasana: https://www.india-a2z.com/trikonasana.html

Mehra, D., & Raole, V. V. (2021). IMPROVE YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE WITH YOGA. In Proceeding of International Conference-VAYASTHAPANAM-2021. Book Rivers. Retrieved from https://books.google.co.in/books?hl=en&lr=&id=TbdQEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA70&dq=trikonasana+benefits&ots=C36saD7a2D&sig=zFrROdERcp7o2LKSSsXhu9DijsM&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=trikonasana%20benefits&f=false