Triangle Pose

About This Class

In this concise pose tutorial, Bryan Kest walks students through Triangle Pose (Trikonasana), affectionately dubbed "total open asana." He demonstrates two entry paths — flowing in from Child's Pose through Down Dog, or stepping directly from a standing position — making the class accessible to practitioners at any level. Bryan emphasizes sensitivity and personal comfort throughout, offering a wide range of hand placement options (floor inside or outside the foot, block, ankle, shinbone, or toes) so students can adapt the pose to their bodies. Key alignment cues include actively squeezing the feet into the floor, building strength in the legs, drawing the spine long, and "dehumpinizing" the side ribs to open the chest fully. Neck comfort is honored by allowing the gaze to go either up or down. The class closes by engaging the core to rise out of the pose, leaving students with a clear, embodied understanding of Triangle Pose within a flowing sequence context.