Uttanasana

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A woman performing the uttanasana pose, standing and bending forward such that her hands touch the ground to the sides of her feet
Uttanasana
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Uttanasana (

IAST: uttānāsana) or Standing Forward Bend,[1] with variants such as Padahastasana where the toes are grasped, is a standing forward bending asana in modern yoga as exercise
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Etymology and origins

The name comes from the Sanskrit words उत्तान uttāna, "intense stretch";[2] and आसन; āsana, "posture" or "seat".[3]

The pose is a modern one, first seen in the 20th century. A pose with the name Uttānāsana is illustrated in the 19th century

Theos Bernard however illustrates the related pose "Padhahasthasana" (sic) in his 1944 report of his experience of hatha yoga on the border of India and Tibet, suggesting the existence of a separate tradition.[8]

Description

The pose is entered from the standing position of Tadasana, bending forward at the hips until the palms can be placed on the floor, ultimately behind the heels.[6]

Variations

Padahastasana

Ardha Uttanasana is a halfway stage, the trunk horizontal and the palms resting on the calves.[9]

Niralamba Uttanasana has the hands touching the waistband rather than reaching down.[10]

Padahastasana has the hands under the toes and feet, palms up.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Standing Forward Bend". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Uttanasana A". Ashtanga Yoga. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  3. ISBN 978-81-7041-293-9
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  4. ISBN 81-7017-389-2
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  5. ^ Krishnamacharya, Tirumalai (2006) [1934]. Yoga Makaranda. Translated by Lakshmi Ranganathan; Nandini Ranganathan. pp. 51, 55–56.
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-1855381667
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  7. OCLC 318191988
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  8. OCLC 230987898
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  9. ISBN 978-0-86534-686-4
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  10. ISBN 978-1-56924-402-9.[permanent dead link
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  11. ^ "Witold Fitz-Simon - Padahastasana". Retrieved 9 April 2011.

Further reading

External links
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