Trikona-asana - The Triangle Pose
Translation:
The Sanskrit word tri means three and kona means corner or angle. Thus "three corner or three angle posture" is often called the triangle posture. This posture is also known as the utthita trikona-asana.
Triangle Bow Pose (tri-cone-ah-sa-na) Trikona-asana - The Sanskrit word tri means three and kona means corner or angle. Thus "three corner or three angle posture" is often called the triangle posture.
This posture is also known as the utthita trikona-asana. Utthita means stretched or extended thus this is the Extended Triangle Pose.
Trikonasana stretches the spine, opening the trunk and improving balance and concentration.
 See also: Stretch, Meditation, Breath, Sanskrit, Extended Triangle Pose
  
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