Upward SaluteSave PDF
Urdhva Hastasana
OORD-vah hah-STAH-sah-nah
Stretches torso, aligns spine
Expands lungs
Relieves anxiety
How to perform Upward Salute
- Stand with your feet together. 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 out and up with an inhale, bringing your palms to touch overhead. Gaze diagonally upward. Relax your shoulders downward. Engage your core and thighs and lift your kneecaps up.
- Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths.
- Lower your arms with an exhale.
Alignment cues
- Point tailbone toward floor
- Lift kneecaps up
- Draw lower ribs in
- Soften shoulders
- Do not lock elbows
Modification: Gaze forward, keep the arms wide or step the feet hip distance wide.
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Upward Salute (Urdhva Hastasana in Sanskrit) is a beginner yoga pose that belongs to the standing category. This asana targets shoulders and spine, and also involves knees and obliques muscles. Upward salute expands lungs; stretches torso, aligns spine and also relieves anxiety. 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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