Utkatasana

A powerful standing pose where the knees bend deeply as if sitting in an imaginary chair, with arms extended overhead.

Alignment Cues

• 1.Sit the hips back as if sitting in a chair
• 2.Keep knees tracking over the ankles
• 3.Engage the core and lengthen the tailbone
• 4.Reach arms overhead alongside the ears
• 5.Weight in the heels

Benefits

• +Strengthens thighs and ankles
• +Tones the core
• +Builds heat and stamina
• +Stimulates the heart and diaphragm