Most postural corrective work follows a predictable logic: open the chest, strengthen the back, lengthen the hip flexors. It's not wrong — but it's incomplete. What often goes unaddressed is the lateral line of the body: the intercostals, the quadratus lumborum, the obliques, and the connective tissue running from the IT band up through the armpit. This is where Parighasana, or Gate Pose, earns its place.
Parighasana Is the Side Body Reset Your Posture Practice Is Missing
If your posture work has plateaued, the culprit might be what you're not stretching. Gate Pose targets the lateral fascial line in ways that standing folds and spinal extensions simply don't reach.
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