Utkatasana
Utkatasana is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise.[1] (Sanskrit: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Lang/ISO 639 synonyms' not found.; IAST: Utkaṭāsana), Chair Pose,[2] It was a low squatting asana in medieval hatha yoga.[3]
Etymology and origins[edit]
The name comes from the Sanskrit words utkaṭa (उत्कट) meaning "wild, frightening, above the usual, intense, gigantic, furious, or heavy",[4] and asana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat".[5]
The modern chair-like pose is said to originate with Krishnamacharya.[6] An older version of the pose, with the yogin squatting lower down on to the heels, is shown in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi.[3]
Description[edit]
In Utkatasana, the knees are hips-width apart, the knees are bent, the hips are back, the chest is forward, and the arms are above the head, in line with the ears.[7]
Variations[edit]
Parivritta Utkatasana is the rotated variant.[8]
Utkata Konasana, Goddess Pose, has the legs wide apart, the feet turned outwards in line with the thighs, and the knees bent. The arms are usually raised with the elbows bent; variants have the arms straight up, or the hands may be held in Añjali Mudrā, prayer position in front of the chest.[9][10]
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Parivritta Utkatasana
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Utkata Konasana with a hand mudra
See also[edit]
- Pashasana, another squatting pose
References[edit]
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- ↑ Budilovsky, Joan; Adamson, Eve (2000). The complete idiot's guide to yoga [archive] (2 ed.). Penguin. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-02-863970-3.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Chair Pose" [archive]. Yoga Journal. Retrieved 11 April 2011.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sjoman, Norman E. (1999) [1996]. The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace [archive]. Abhinav Publications. pp. 83, plate 17. ISBN 81-7017-389-2.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Utkatasana" [archive]. Ashtanga Yoga. Retrieved 18 January 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Sinha, S. C. (1 June 1996). Dictionary of Philosophy [archive]. Anmol Publications. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7041-293-9.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Utkatasana | Chair Pose" [archive]. Akasha Yoga Academy. Retrieved 1 January 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Chair | Utkatasana" [archive]. Yoga Basics. Retrieved 18 January 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Active Interest Media (2004). Yoga Journal [archive]. Active Interest Media. p. 73. ISSN 0191-0965.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Utkata Konasana: Goddess Pose" [archive]. Gaia. Retrieved 16 October 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "A Creative Sequence to Help You Navigate Tough Emotions: 7/16 Utkata Konasana" [archive]. Yoga Journal. 17 March 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Further reading[edit]
- Iyengar, B. K. S. (2005). Illustrated Light On Yoga [archive]. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-81 -7223-606-9.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (2003). Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha [archive]. Nesma Books India. ISBN 978-81-86336-14-4.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (January 2004). A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya [archive]. Nesma Books India. ISBN 978-81-85787-08-4.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
External links[edit]
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