Posture: Extended Triangle

How To:
Start in Tadasana (Mountain,) Step the left foot back 3-5 feet depending on your height. Right Foot stays straight ahead, left foot comes in at a 45 degree angle. Ground down through the pinky toe of the left foot in order to lift the arch and energize the left leg. Engage the quadriceps of both legs. Tuck the tailbone so that the sits bones point straight down. Belly pulls in. Lift the arms so that they're parallel to the earth, drop the shoulders. Extend latteraly from the hip through your right hand until you can't extend any longer, then simply see-saw the right arm down and the left arm up, look up to the left hand. Work on flattening the side body and lengthening the spine forward. Try to draw the right rib cage in closer to the spine as you extend the left rib cage forward.

Benefits:
Tones the leg muscles, knees, chest, and ankles. Removes stiffness or sprains in the neck, back, hips and hamstrings. Relieves sciatic nerve pain, arthritis in the shoulders and lower back, helps to lift the arches of the feet.