Practising warrior2 / triangle pose against a wall

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#1

Hi Everyone,

To improve my alignment I’ve began practising against the wall. With feet slightly away from the wall, to give room for buttocks and shoulder blades, are both hips suppose to be against the wall in warrior 2? Basically if my left leg in warrior 2 is at 90 degrees, my right hip will not be touching the wall. I assume I should not be forcing it, but how close is the right hip suppose to be from the wall, is it ever going to touch?

Cheers,
Tido

#2

You can practice Triangle posture against wall to have good alignment understanding but keep it only for initial phase.

For Warrior posture, both hips will never touch the wall. This posture has nothing to do with the wall though you can rest rear leg’s heel against it (standing perpendicular to the wall) for better firmness.

#3

I have tried this with my students and not every one can keep both hips on the wall. I think it is not necessarily because of the soft tissue (i.e. muscles and fascia), but bone structure. Some people’s hips are naturally more externally rotated (they can keep hips and back flat against wall), others are more naturally internally rotated (one hip moves away from the wall). With that said doing these poses on the wall is very effective is maintaining the side ways “Parsva” position of the torso.

#4

Both hips cannot be in the wall during warrior 2 pose, else you’ll risk getting your knee out of your alignment. Consult Google on how to do the warrior 2 pose properly, it helped me when I was just starting out. Practice makes perfect, good luck!

#5

What may be more growth producing for the student is a dialogue with a teacher on the difference between open and closed pelvis poses … which of these this particular pose is, what that means, and how to move toward the plane of the pose, and a fuller expression of it in the current vessel.

#6

Tido, it is a good idea to use the wall in trikonasana… I have spend years next to the wall., then switched to the doorway (had balance issues) … please please… do not be too abscessed with with degrees and alignment… it is important but different for everyone:)