Trikonasana

'The triangle pose, trikonasana, has many opposing structural movements and forces that come together to wake up a toned intelligence in the pelvic floor, the center of which is represented as a triangle in the tantric tradition.  The internally rotating spiraling patterns radiate outward and are involved with prāna, which controls the inhaling breath.  The externally rotating spiraling patterns contract back in toward the core and are associated with the apāna, which controls the exhaling breath.  The prāna and the apāna are balanced, interfaced, and squeezed together to form the internal, meditative movement of the posture.  The eyes become steady in soft gazing (drsti) and the ears open to give space to all of the elements of the body.  When the alignment of the posture is well tuned, it is easy to trace the central axis of the body on through the crown of the head, and the posture and its residue are conducive to deep meditation.'

​- Beautifully described by Richard Freeman in, 'The Mirror of Yoga.'

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