What is the transition cue from Gorilla Pose to the next pose?

What is the transition cue from Gorilla Pose to the next pose?

• A. Inhale Utkatasana.
• B. Inhale halfway lift.
• C. Release your hands, toe/heel your feet together.
• D. Exhale Balasana.

Answer: (C)

Transitioning from Gorilla Pose to the next pose is about reestablishing a stable, tall base. Gorilla Pose is a wide-legged forward fold with the hands on the floor inside the feet. Releasing the hands and bringing the feet together clears the floor connection and narrows the base, making it possible to rise upright with a lengthened spine. This sets you up to move into Mountain Pose and continue the standing sequence with proper alignment. The other options pull you in directions that don’t match this immediate transition: lifting halfway from this position isn’t the direct next step, jumping into chair pose skips the necessary standing reset, and moving into Balasana would take you into a resting pose rather than the next active posture.

Transitioning from Gorilla Pose to the next pose is about reestablishing a stable, tall base. Gorilla Pose is a wide-legged forward fold with the hands on the floor inside the feet. Releasing the hands and bringing the feet together clears the floor connection and narrows the base, making it possible to rise upright with a lengthened spine. This sets you up to move into Mountain Pose and continue the standing sequence with proper alignment. The other options pull you in directions that don’t match this immediate transition: lifting halfway from this position isn’t the direct next step, jumping into chair pose skips the necessary standing reset, and moving into Balasana would take you into a resting pose rather than the next active posture.