Uttanasana
English: Intense Forward Fold
English: Intense Forward Fold
Level: Beginner
Level: Beginner
Position: Standing
Position: Standing
Type: Forward Bend, Stretch, Inversion
Type: Forward Bend, Stretch, Inversion
Muscles:
Muscles:
- Lower Back
- Upper Back
- Hamstrings
- Hips
- Neck
Chakras:
Chakras:
- Solar Plexus (Manipura Chakra)
- Sacral Chakra (Swadisthana Chakra)
- Root Chakra (Muladhara Chakra)
To Get into This Pose:
To Get into This Pose:
- From Tadasana, Inhale the arms up overhead
- Exhale, open the arms out to a "T," extending the spine folding forward at the hips,
It's always a good idea to keep the feeling of "cow pose" in your back when doing forward folds to aid in the spinal extension, keeping the back as flat as possible.