Yoga Anatomy

Utthita Trikonasana

Extended Triangle Pose

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utthita = extended; tri = three; kona = angle

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Gluteus

medius

Internal

oblique

Triceps brachii

Tensor

fasciae

latae

Sartorius

Piriformis

Classification

Asymmetrical standing pose

Skeletal joint actions

Spine Upper limbsLower limbs

Front leg Back leg

Neutral spine, slight

rotation for chest

to orient to side,

head rotated on

axis to face upward

Scapular abduction,

shoulder abduc-

tion and external

rotation, neutral

forearm

SI joint nutation, hip

flexion and abduc-

tion, knee exten-

sion, slight ankle

plantar flexion

SI joint counternuta-

tion, hip extension

and adduction,

knee extension,

ankle dorsiflexion,

foot supination at

heel and pronation

at forefoot

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