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CINDY MASTRY: In this clip, Faith is going to help me demonstrate how using a block can
help you come into proper alignment in the triangle or Trikonasana pose. So I'm going
to ask Faith just to come to the front mat and step her feet about three to four feet
apart. Good. She's going to turn her right toes over towards the right and her left heel
over towards the back. Good. Notice how her hips stay square underneath her shoulders.
Good. She's going to extend her arms out long and I'm just going to ask her to grab on to
this block. Good. Now, she's going to take her hips and extend them out over her left
heel. Good. So notice how you have to really tuck in and lengthen out to get your hips
on the angle. Now, she's going to reach her arm forward and lengthen out, keeping length
from the hip all the way to the armpit and then place that block on the big toe side
of the foot. Good. So she wants to pull her shoulder back and pull her hip back. Good.
Now, one of the things that people do incorrectly is to round underneath the spine here. So
we're going to ask Faith if she can press her upper ribcage down and lengthen out through
her lower ribcage and notice how that makes both her side bodies long and allows the energy
to flow freely from her pelvis all the way up through the crown of the head. She's pressing
down into her hand and reaching up, opening up her heart into a beautiful triangle pose.