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8 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief instructional segment, the instructor demonstrates how to modify the traditional Twisted Triangle pose (Parvrita Trikonasana) so that a wider range of students can safely and comfortably access it. The method begins with the Warrior I (Virabhadrasana) stance, straightens the front leg, places hands on the hips, and optionally adjusts the back foot. A yoga block is introduced as a prop to support the hand placement, and the instructor guides the arm movement—raising the right arm overhead on an inhale and lowering it on an exhale—providing a clear, step‑by‑step sequence that emphasizes alignment, comfort, and confidence for students who struggle with the full expression of the twist.

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Welcome to your One Minute Yoga teacher training. You are going to find as a yoga teacher that many people cannot do the full expression of Twisted Triangle. I'm going to show you how I modify this pose so that most of my students can access it and feel really good about themselves. In a traditional Parvrita Trikonasana, students are going to keep their feet in the same position and twist. While this is definitely on a lot of my body, it doesn't feel really comfortable and it's difficult to hold. Instead, I have my students start in a Virabhadrasana, Warrior 1 pose, straighten the front leg, bring their hands onto their hips. I might ask them to turn the back foot depending on the student. I'm gonna take my block, place it right here. Inhale, reach the right arm to the sky. Exhale, reach the right arm