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'''Utkatasana''' ({{langx|sa|उत्कटासन}}; [[IAST]]: ''Utkaṭāsana''), '''Chair Pose''',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/493 | title=Chair Pose |publisher=[[Yoga Journal]] | access-date=11 April 2011}}</ref> or fierce pose,<ref name="Groves Wei 2017">{{cite book|last1=Groves |first1=James |last2=Wei |first2=Marlynn |title=The Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga: 8 Weeks to Strength, Awareness, and Flexibility |publisher=[[Da Capo Press]] |year=2017 |isbn=978-0738219363 |page=286}}</ref> is a [[standing asanas|standing asana]] in modern [[yoga as exercise]].<ref name="The complete idiot's guide to yoga">{{cite book |last1=Budilovsky |first1=Joan |last2=Adamson |first2=Eve |title=The complete idiot's guide to yoga |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b5pE8-Oyly0C|edition=2 |year=2000 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-02-863970-3|page=149}}</ref> It was a low squatting [[asana]] in medieval [[hatha yoga]].<ref name="Sjoman 1999"/>


==Etymology and origins==
==Etymology and origins==

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Utkatasana

Utkatasana (Sanskrit: उत्कटासन; IAST: Utkaṭāsana), Chair Pose,[1] or fierce pose,[2] is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise.[3] It was a low squatting asana in medieval hatha yoga.[4]

Etymology and origins

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Utkatasana shown as a squatting pose in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi

The name comes from the Sanskrit words utkaṭa (उत्कट) meaning "wild, frightening, above the usual, intense, gigantic, furious, or heavy",[5] and āsana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat".[6]

The modern chair-like pose is said to originate with Krishnamacharya.[7] An older version of the pose, with the yogin squatting lower down on to the heels in a posture close to Upaveshasana, is shown in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi.[4]

Description

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In Utkatasana, the knees are hips-width apart and bent. The hips are back, and the chest is forward. Both arms are above the head, in line with the ears.[8] The spine is elongated, and the sternum is lifted.[2] This pose is shaped like a lightning bolt and is said to be powerful and stimulating.[2]

Variations

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Ardha Utkatasana has the knees bent closer to a right angle so the thighs are more nearly parallel to the floor, and the body is inclined forwards closer to the thighs.[9]

Parivritta Utkatasana is the rotated variant; the hands are pressed together in front of the chest in Anjali Mudra, the lower elbow is pressed against the outside of the opposite knee, and the gaze is directed upwards.[9]

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.[10][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chair Pose". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Groves, James; Wei, Marlynn (2017). The Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga: 8 Weeks to Strength, Awareness, and Flexibility. Da Capo Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0738219363.
  3. ^ Budilovsky, Joan; Adamson, Eve (2000). The complete idiot's guide to yoga (2 ed.). Penguin. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-02-863970-3.
  4. ^ a b Sjoman, Norman E. (1999) [1996]. The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace. Abhinav Publications. pp. 83, plate 17. ISBN 81-7017-389-2.
  5. ^ "Utkatasana". Ashtanga Yoga. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ Sinha, S. C. (1 June 1996). Dictionary of Philosophy. Anmol Publications. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7041-293-9.
  7. ^ "Utkatasana | Chair Pose". Akasha Yoga Academy. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Chair | Utkatasana". Yoga Basics. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. ^ a b Bauman, Alisa (2004). "Yoga Conditioning: Get a Leg Up". Yoga Journal (September/October 2004): 71–77. ISSN 0191-0965.
  10. ^ "Utkata Konasana: Goddess Pose". Gaia. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  11. ^ "A Creative Sequence to Help You Navigate Tough Emotions: 7/16 Utkata Konasana". Yoga Journal. 17 March 2016.
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