Hello xtiinalove
It’s great that you are deconstructing the poses to better understand them.
It is true that your knee should not extend beyond your ankle for Triangle pose. The same condition cannot apply to Eagle pose. If it did then you would be standing in an awfully precarious position with your butt up in the air and your body leaning forward. So don’t worry, what you are asking of your body is impossible. :cheese:
What you want to do is bend the knee forward and open up the ankles and feel the stretch in the calf muscle. This forward bend is in a way counterbalanced by the hips situated behind you. Your spine is arched and your body is up and in this way you will find back to front balance. The side to side balance is challenged by your twisted arms and legs.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
PS: After finishing this post I tried what you have been suggested to try and it IS literally impossible. 😆
