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Hasta Uttanasana
ha-stah oo-TAH-NAH-sah-nah
Stretches torso and spine
Expands lungs and stretches abdominal organs
Brings feeling of expansion
How to perform Raised Arms / Hands
- Stand with your feet hip distance wide. Point your big toes forward. Allow your arms to hang by your sides. Reach the crown of your head toward the sky.Point your tailbone toward the floor.
- Reach your arms forward and up with an inhale, palms facing forward. Gently arch back and gaze diagonally upward. Keep length in your spine.
- Hold the pose for a moment.
- Lower your arms with an exhale.
Alignment cues
- Feet hip distance wide
- Outer edges of feet parallel
- Hands shoulder distance wide
- Palms facing forward
- Lengthen spine
- Do not compress low back
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Raised Arms / Hands (Hasta Uttanasana in Sanskrit) is a beginner yoga pose that belongs to the standing category. This asana targets chest, shoulders and spine, and also involves knees and quadriceps muscles. Raised arms / hands expands lungs and stretches abdominal organs; stretches torso and spine and also brings feeling of expansion. Refer to the illustration and instructions above for how to perform this posture correctly. Discover more yoga asanas and yogic breathing exercises in our free yoga pose directory – a visual resource for yoga teacher training students as well as practitioners of all levels. Finally, shop our best-selling Yoga Cards products!
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