Stylistic Differences
Different schools of yoga have slightly different views about what trikonasana is and how it should be performed. A 2001 10-page article on trikonasana in Yoga Journal with instructions given by teachers from five hatha yoga traditions (Iyengar Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Kripalu Yoga, Sivananda Yoga and Bikram Yoga) showed differing opinions with respect to the body positioning in this asana. This article does not make a distinction between trikonasana (triangle pose) and utthita trikonasana (extended triangle pose).
Although many sources do list trikonasana (triangle pose) as a asana, many other sources will not list trikonasana (triangle pose) as a pose in itself, but will either list only utthita trikonasana (extended triangle pose), describing it similar to sources listing trikonasana (triangle pose), or list both utthita trikonasana (extended triangle pose) and parivrtta trikonasana (revolved triangle pose).
Some of the sources listing both utthita trikonasana (extended triangle pose) and parivrtta trikonasana (revolved triangle pose) will however either refer to the former as "trikonasana" especially when describing the latter, or refer to utthita trikonasana simply as "triangle pose" and not "extended triangle pose", and some sources will list trikonasana (triangle pose) in itself described in a similar fashion to utthita trikonasana (extended triangle pose) in other sources, and list parivrtta trikonasana (revolved triangle pose).
The placement of the lower hand does in several sources not seem to make up for any distinction between trikonasana (triangle pose) and utthita trikonasana (extended triangle pose).
One single found source includes both a description of trikonasan (triangle pose), utthita trikonasana (extended triangle pose) and parivrtta trikonasana (revolved triangle pose) and makes a clear distinction between trikonasan (triangle pose) and utthita trikonasana (extended triangle pose).
In the tradition of Satyananda Yoga trikonasana is described as a series of four-five different asanas performed in sequence but labeled with the single name "trikonasana".
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