#utkatasana

[yogadaily]

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[linonataraj]

#utkatasana (chair pose) it’s an amazing asana to challenge ourselves. It helps you to connect the muscles of your legs, core, arms with the breath. “Ut”it means intense, powerful. So be all this when doing it. 👉🏼Improves muscles strength 👉🏼Cardio workout ⚠️-Be careful if you suffer of high blood pressure ⚠️-Keep knees behind the big toe ⚠️-Head aligned with spine ⚠️-Keep belly in #yoga #yogaeveryday #yogalife #instayoga #boysofyoga #yogamen #nakedyoga #nudeyogaman (at Póvoa De Santa Iria, Lisboa, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb0WqEBMXDs/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kinoyoga]

The most important thing is that you get up from each practice with a little more happiness and joy and that you spread that in your life. Keep practicing 🙏 Day 21 #bestronger is #utkatasana Practice with me LIVE on @omstarsofficial 😊 Outfit @lululemon #thesweatlife #lululemon Photo @ifilmyoga #yoga #yogachallenge #yogi #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #splits #handstand #handstandchallenge #split #ashtangi #bestrong #miami #miamiyoga #wynwoodyoga #headstand #sirsasana yogainspiration #yogagirl #yogateacher #yogaeverywhere 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgSAPwFOP09/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[matthewgoughyoga]

My lovely friend @jakedoesyoga has taken up a self challenge that I did a few years ago. Every day a post from @leslie.kaminoff excellent #yogaanatomy book. . . Todays #asana is #chairpose or #utkatasana. Also known as #awkwardpose. Who knew! Super tough shape, and one that should be familiar - it's the @brewerstreetyoga logo! . . #yoga #yogachallenge #yogafriends #balance #yomework #thigh #strength #stamina #leggings #meninlycra (at Canary Wharf London City) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ah67GDGS5/?igshid=tnmdwjaoh792

[adrefelli]

Yoga en casa 🙏🏽🏠💚🌎 . . #parivrttautkatasana #utkatasana #yoga #yogacuarentena #yogaencasa #yomequedoencasa (en En Mi Casa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Cs4nnHdi2/?igshid=13cfb15z2jsav

[alohaacuyogi]

Yoga Asana prepare the body to be able to sit with ease. To sit with ease in the body. To sit with ease with one's self. To be able to look in the mirror and not be judgy or hard on ourselves but to just sit and notice. Sit and be with what is -- the good, the bad, the messy -- all of it. Sit and notice how FRICKIN' amazing and divine you are as part of a cosmic whole. To sit. To sit with ease with one's self. 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️ Way easier said than done. That's why it is called a practice. If it were easy everyone would be doing it. Tapping into the essence of who you truly are is the greatest journey you'll ever take. And it's not all about DOING to figure this out. Yes there is a lot of "work" in this process but most it happens when you sit. When you stop the doing to just sit with yourself. When the inertia is shifted from running from one thing to the next as a part of "who you are" to slowing down, reflecting, and allowing the truth of who you are to reveal itself this begins the inner work (a "work-in" as I recently heard a teacher call it) rather than a work-out. 🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻‍♀️ Next time you step on your mat, I encourage you to notice how your Asana feel. Can you feel like you are sitting with steadiness and ease in each of your postures? Or are you in the inertia of DOING? How is your posture? seated posture? Standing posture? What does your posture reveal? 🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻‍♀️ Final note, Asana the postures are just a tool, not the end goal. To sit with ease is just a step to the infinite possibilities that happen when you can sit with ease with one's self. #sitwithease #meditation #yogateacher #foodforthought #svadhyaya #asana #yogateachercontinuingeducation #yogawisdom #ayurveda #chairpose #utkatasana #sitwithyourself #holisticmindset #yogamom https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TbZXEnfUx/?igshid=n4qvc1zde7rr

[llyogasuperstar]

‘Tis the season for extra cocktails, treats and fun that eventually leave you feeling like garbage. So come twist out your holiday toxins with me @lucentyoga at 4:30pm on Saturday. Then head off to your next eggnog laden affair.

[yogatutorials]

@miss_sunitha on Chair Pose 💺 ・・・ If you’ve been to a variety of yoga classes, you may have heard chair pose #utkatasana taught in different ways. Some people may have strong opinions of one compared to the other, but in my opinion they’re both perfect depending on what the intention of the pose is!... And really, you’ll see this in a lot of other poses too. . In chair pose, some teachers would insist: • knees back, in line with the ankles • tailbone tucked to keep the spine straight • triceps by the ear Nothing wrong with any of this. This version works the thighs, the length of the spine and the shoulders. So if the intention is to work all these things, then this would be perfect alignment cues. In fact, I use these cues a lot when I’m teaching chair pose as a prep for handstand or inversions. . So does that mean the chair pose on the right is wrong? . The one on the right is most commonly known as the chair pose traditionally taught in an Ashtanga practice: • natural curve of the spine is kept (no tuck and no arch) • knees aren’t too far back (to stretch the achilles) • palms together, arms straight (to stretch the side of the body) • gaze towards thumbs for drishti (to promote a one-pointed focused mind) . So why the difference? The intention of this pose in an Ashtanga practice is different. In the Ashtanga practice, the focus is on drishti and bandhas. As part of understanding the workings of bandhas, the practice focuses on learning to balance the grounding energy with uplifting energy (swipe right to see the difference). With the chair pose version on the left, the energy is balanced between forward and backwards, whereas in the version on the right, the energy is balanced between uplift and grounding. . Notice one common cue between both versions? Ribs in! Both require deep core activation... just maybe in slightly different ways. . So don’t be too quick to judge. Try them both and feel the difference for yourself. . . . Use the hashtag #sunithalovesyoga to check out more #yogatutorials. Video tutorials are on my IGTV. #yoga #yogatutorial https://www.instagram.com/p/BshrLJegcXc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dnoqntv85y5t