Trikonasana
(Triangle pose)
Procedure:
1. First Position: stand erect, keeping the distance between
the feet about one or one and a half feet. Raise your right
hand towards the sky and look towards its palm. Keep your
left hand down. Now pull your right hand up and left hand
down by stretching your body and inhaling.
2. Final Position: Now exhaling lower down slowly towards
left, without bending your legs, in such a way that your
left palm should touch the ground on the side of your foot.
Keep on exhaling your breath during the process of lowering.
Keeping your right arm close to your ear, make it parallel
to the ground, looking all the time towards the sky. Now
revert to the first position while inhaling the breath.
In this position, stretch both your hands up and down.
3. Repeat this process with your left hand up and right
one down.
Benefits:
1. This asana helps the large intestine, liver and spleen
in proper functioning.
2. The muscles and nerves of the spinal cord become flexible
while stretching.
3. The muscles of the waist are strengthened.
4. The neck and its glands also get good exercise.
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