The purpose of a yoga pose will be the benefits you personally experience. Which means the pose must be personal to your body.
Why your yoga pose should look like you and not a photo


The purpose of a yoga pose will be the benefits you personally experience. Which means the pose must be personal to your body.
![Happy hips in extended side angle pose [video] extended side angle pose 2](https://www.megansetyyoga.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/catchpool-43-e1557976522180-642x300.jpg)
The position of your feet and ultimately your hips can make a big difference on keeping your back, pelvis and sacrum healthy and safe in extended side angle pose.
![Body position for extended side angle pose [video] extended side angle pose](https://www.megansetyyoga.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/catchpool-42-e1537671295162-642x300.jpg)
To master extended side angle pose is about finding the side body stretch and that requires just the right body position.

Throughout these tips I occasionally focus on the basic steps or how to of a common yoga pose. Utthita parsvaokonasana or extended side angle pose is regular in my classes. As you might guess it helps stretch the side of