Be barefoot and stand in the basic standing pose, Tadasana. Do Utthita Trikonasana to the right. In doing that pose, place a block approximately twelve inches in front of the toes of your right foot and to the outside of it. Bend your right leg and shift your weight onto that leg. Place the fingers of your right hand on the block as your drag your left foot on the floor closer to your right foot. Straighten your right leg and lift your left leg off the floor, keeping it straight.

Keep the front of your thighs active throughout the pose. Inhale and stretch out through both heels and the top of your head. Tuck your tailbone. Exhale and spiral your spine toward the ceiling, turning your abdomen and then your chest, toward the ceiling. Stretch evenly through both arms and hands.

Relax your eyes, hearing, jaw, throat, and neck muscles. Release your tongue away from the roof of your mouth. Breathe smoothly and evenly through your nose.

To come out of the pose, bend your standing leg and stretch your left leg away from you as you place it on the floor. Keep your right hand near your right shin as your return to Utthita Trikonasana. Hold this pose momentarily before inhaling back to Tadasana, the basic standing pose.