{"id":93,"date":"2023-02-13T06:50:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T06:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2023-03-23T07:23:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T07:23:39","slug":"druta-utkatasana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/druta-utkatasana\/","title":{"rendered":"How to do Druta Utkatasana ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Druta Utkatasana &#8211; Dynamic Energy Chair Pose<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Druta Utkatasana is forward bend standing position. It is an intermediate Yoga Pose. Additionally, it involves forward bending, stretching and strengthening.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How To Do It?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2981 Stand in Tadasana, feet together or apart with hip joints.<br \/>\n\u2981 As you breathe in raise your arms up, palms facing each other.<br \/>\n\u2981 As you exhale slowly bend your knees until your knees get parallel with the ground.<br \/>\n\u2981 Spine straight and looking front.<br \/>\n\u2981 Let your breath flow freely and deeply.<br \/>\n\u2981 Stay there according your capacity.<br \/>\n\u2981 Slowly take a long deep inhalation and come up, exhale release the arms and rest in Tadasana.<br \/>\n\u2981 Repeat this practice two more times in the same way.<br \/>\n\u2981 There are many variations of Utkatasana, we can do all the practice easily by following inhalations and exhalations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2981 It helps to stretch the deep muscles of the upper body.<br \/>\n\u2981 This Asana tones up all the muscles of back and legs.<br \/>\n\u2981 It makes the body strong.<br \/>\n\u2981 Helps to massage the Abdominal muscles while traying to bring the navel close to the spine. This acts as a great massage to the inner organs.<br \/>\n\u2981 To open the chest for better breathing while we extend the arms.<br \/>\n\u2981 Helps to improve the body balance and build concentration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contraindications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2981 This Asana practice should be avoided by those who have knee problem and back pain because all the pressure of the body is on the knees and lower back.<br \/>\n\u2981 Those having injury of knees or ankle joints have to avoid this posture.<br \/>\n\u2981 This posture can cause of giddiness initially, so it will be good to avoid if suffering from headaches and low blood pressure.<br \/>\n\u2981 Pregnant women should not do this posture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOIN OUR COURSES :-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/100-hour-yoga-ttc-rishikesh-india.php\">100 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING IN RISHIKESH\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/200-hour-yoga-ttc-rishikesh-india.php\">200 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING IN RISHIKESH\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/10-days-yoga-retreats-in-rishikesh.php\">YOGA RETREAT IN RISHIKESH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>our suggestion &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yoga\">wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Druta Utkatasana &#8211; Dynamic Energy Chair Pose Druta Utkatasana is forward bend standing position. 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