Safalfa Advisors
Utkatasana
Chair Pose
- Sanskrit
- Utkatasana
- English
- Chair Pose
- Sequence
- Surya Namaskara B, Standing · step 11 of 124
- Held for
- passing through in Surya Namaskara B; 5 breaths in Standing
- Drishti
- Angustha Ma Dyai, thumbs
Getting into Utkatasana
From standing, inhale and bend your knees as if sitting back into a chair, keeping your knees behind your toes and your weight in your heels. Reach both arms straight overhead, palms facing each other, and lift your chest while your hips sink down and back.
What a teacher would tell you
- Knees tracking over toes.
- Reach through the thumbs.
- Lift the chest.
- Knees together.
- Chest lifting.
These are the corrections My Ashtanga speaks aloud while you hold the posture.
The whole series, counted aloud in Sanskrit or English: My Ashtanga on the App Store · the full sequence · printable chart