With right heel to wall, widen legs 3 to 4 feet apart. Turn left foot out 90 degrees. Align heel of left foot with arch of right foot. Rotate straight left leg outward to bring top thigh, knee, and foot in line.
Press in with left hand at top of left thigh, tilt pelvis, and stretch upper body side- ways to left. Keep both sides of torso evenly stretching. Lower left hand to left shin.
Create firmness in legs and continue to extend left ribs laterally. On an exhalation stretch right arm vertically, rotate right hip and shoulder upward, and look toward right hand. Breathe normally.
Release pose, change legs, and stretch to right.
This pose strengthens legs, elongates spine, and stretches outer hip and inner thigh muscles.
