The extended side angle pose is classic base posture in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. The asana's or standing is the base for which all movement within the practice of yoga. The standing side angle pose is also known as the (Utthita/ Parsva/kona/sana)

The posture is relatively simple and attainable by beginners. Stand first focusing on your breath. Pull navel toward the spine while tipping the pelvis back.
Roll shoulders back so that they are positioned over the hips, drop shoulders; allow the weight of your shoulders to extend your neck

Continue to focus on your breath and alignment of the spine. Jump feat hip width apart. Simultaneously lifting the arms straight out from the side of the body. Hands at the same height as shoulders palms rotated down facing the floor. Feel your strength in this stance. Reach to the left with same intensity and strength that you are reaching to your right.
Picture roots growing stronger and increasing you strength with even breath.

Keeping your heals in place rotate the left foot slightly inwards. Turn the right foot so that it is faced outwards at a 90 degree angle to the body now rotate your top half or torso slightly back to the left, elongating the spine and aligning the charkas as you breath.

Bend your right knee so that a straight nine can be visual between the kneecap and the center of the ankle; be careful not to extend the knee past the ankle.

Now while keeping your lines in check, bend to the right foot raising your left hip to the sky and opening you're heart charka to the sun. Continue to bend until the palm of your right hand reaches the inside of your right ankle. Tilt tour head slowly toward sky, so that your nose is in line with your thumb and your gaze is steady. Stay focused on your breath your heart and the strength of your back for 8 inhalations in through your nose out through your mouth.

Ease your self back up facing forward to warrior 1 2 inhalations then at the same time lower arms and jump feet together to equal standing posture. Four inhalations now you repeat the series to the left.

Then return again to equal standing posture
This exsicise strengthens the back and arms
Increases balance
Can aid in increasing lung capacity
And helps with over-all feeling of daily well being

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