Yoga Yoga Poses Standing Poses Extended Side Angle Pose

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One of the frequent fall outs of this pose when not done correctly is that your bent front leg takes a lot of weight. Tips for Extended Side Angle Pose tell you that balancing the weight on your ribs can be done by resting your forearms on your thighs while you take this starting pose.

Steps :

1. Start with the mountain pose or the Tadasana. This means start with standing straight with feet adjacent to each other and palms facing outward.
2. Exhale and separate your feet to about three feet apart.
3. Raise your arms parallel to the floor and rest them to your sides. You will be standing with your feet apart, shoulders wide, and palms down your side palm down.
4. Turn your left foot slightly to the left and the right foot facing forward.
5. Slowly turn your left thigh outwards so that the center of knee and the ankle of the left foot are in the same line.
6. Turn your hip slightly in the direction of the left leg but keep the torso straight.
7. Now inhale and slowly bend your left knee over the left ankle so that the shin is perpendicular to the ground.
8. The left thigh also is now parallel to the floor. Your right leg is straight and stretched from hip to ankle.
9. Now, in this position, slowly extend your right arm above your head on your left side. The palm should be facing the floor and it should be straight. The arm should also touch your right ear.
10. Slowly turn your face inward and look at the palm. Your other arm should be touching the ankle of the left leg without taking support of the shoulder or the ankle. The aim is to stretch as much of the right side as possible.
11. While inhaling and exhaling, push the extended arm forcefully towards the ceiling. Do this a few times and then slowly come back to the starting position.
12. Now repeat this with the right leg.

Precautions :

• Aviod doing this pose if you suffer from any form of headaches, insomnia or any other conditions related to blood pressure or hypertension.
• If you have chronic neck pain or neck problems, you should skip the step of trying to look at the palm of the extended hand and just continue to look straight while doing the pose.
  
  

Beginner’s Tips :

Beginners could have some trouble while doing this pose. Here are some beginners’ tips for Extended Side Angle Pose. Till you get used to it, you might not be able to balance on your heels and touch one ankle while extending the other side. Try using a wall to steady you. Initially you might not be able to even touch your ankle or the floor easily. Use your thigh for support or keep a block next to your foot and touch that as you start off. Once you get flexible you will be able to do the pose as required.

Benefits To Body Parts :

• It stretches out many parts, helping the legs, groin, chest, lungs, ankles, spine, shoulders and abdomen.
• This pose strengthens the knees, ankles and legs while stretching muscles in the groin, abdomen, lungs, chest and waist.
• It increases stamina but stimulating the abdominal organs.

Therapeutic Applications :

• It is known to help in infertility, constipation, osteoporosis, weak backs and chronic back pain, discomfort during menstruation and even a remedy to the very painful sciatica nerve inflammation.
• The aim of any pose in yoga is slowly balance out all bodily systems including removing toxins and stiffness.
• The asana or pose aims to improve that body part to its full working capability so in this pose with all this stretching, all strong muscles holding the hips and spine also get stretched.
• Ordinarily these muscles do not get stretched so this deep stretching is very beneficial for good muscle health.

Variations :

• Using the wall is one of the variations for Extended Side Angle Pose.
• You can also use your bent arm on the knee and ankle instead of the hand. This will help stretch the groin and inner thigh to a greater degree.
• You can even use props like straps to make this pose an intense one.
• Often working with partner can help you do this pose much better.
• You can interlink your feet or at the thigh, for better support and to ensure correct posture.
• As you bend, the strap helps your partner to balance the weight correctly.
• Like any beginner’s pose, it is also important that you initially learn with an instructor and get it right. Once you are familiar and comfortable with it, you should attempt to do it alone.

Preparatory Poses :

• Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
• Reclining Bound Angle Pose (Supta Baddha Konasana)
• Wide-legged Forward Bend (Prasarita Padottanasana)
• Accomplished Pose (Siddhasana)
• Reclining Hero Pose (Supta Virasana)
• Reclining Big Toe Pose (Supta Padangusthasana)
• Wide-angle Seated Forward Bend (Upavistha Konasana)
• Extended Triangle Pose (Utthita Trikonasana)
• Warrior II Pose (Virabhadrasana II)
• Hero Pose (Virasana)

Follow Up Poses :

• Bound Angle Pose (Baddha Konasana)
• Garland Pose (Malasana)
• Crane pose (Bakasana) for the extended side angle pose.

Extended Side Angle Pose

• Mountain Pose
• Five pointed star pose
• Goddess Pose
• Cresent Moon Pose
• Chair pose
• Warrior I Pose
• Warrior II Pose
• Side Angle Pose
• Triangle Pose
• High Lunge
• Revolved Side Angle Pose - Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
• Wide-Legged Forward Bend - Prasarita Padottanasana
• Lord of the Dance Pose
• Garland Pose
• Standing Split
• Revolved Triangle Pose
• Extended Triangle Pose
• Low Lunge
• Upward Forward Fold
• Big Toe Pose
• Dolphin Pose
• Standing Forward Bend