Warrior III - Virabhadrasana III Is the Yoga Pose of the Week

Seems a lot of my teachers have warrior III on the brain- it has popped up in almost every class I've taken lately, usually as part of a standing balances sequence. Though I'm generally not a big fan of mirrors in yoga classes, they do come in handy with this pose, as it is very difficult to sense whether your body is parallel to the floor and your hips level. If there isn't a mirror around, placing your hands on your hips helps with the later problem, which in turn helps with the former problem.