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Uttanasana (Sanskrit: उत्तानासन; IAST: uttānāsana) or Standing Forward Bend, [1] with variants such as Padahastasana where the toes are grasped, is a standing forward bending asana in modern yoga as exercise.
Standing with folded arms; Standing contrapposto, with most of the weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs in the axial plane; Standing at attention, upright with an assertive and correct posture: "chin up, chest out, shoulders back, stomach in", arms at the side, heels together, toes apart
Parivritta Prasarita Padottanasana, the rotated variant of the pose. The rotated variant of the pose is Parivritta Prasarita Padottanasana. The position of the legs is unchanged, but the body is rotated so that one hand is on the floor, while the other arm, directly above that hand, is pointing straight upwards; the gaze is directed to the side or upwards.
A single asana is listed for each main pose, whether or not there are variations. Thus for Sirsasana (Yoga headstand), only one pose is illustrated, although the pose can be varied by moving the legs apart sideways or front-and-back, by lowering one leg to the floor, by folding the legs into lotus posture, by turning the hips to one side, by placing the hands differently on the ground, and so on.
The forward foot points directly forwards; the rear foot is turned forwards some 60 degrees. The hips are aligned at right angles to the feet, so that the body can move downwards in a forward bend straight over the front leg.
Meditative postures or meditation seats are the body positions or asanas, usually sitting but also sometimes standing or reclining, used to facilitate meditation. Best known in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions are the lotus and kneeling positions; other options include sitting on a chair, with the spine upright.
The name Paschimottanasana comes from three Sanskrit words. Paschima (पश्चिम, paścima) has the surface meaning of "West" or "the back of the body". [3] In terms of the subtle body (as in the Yogabīja), it means the central energy channel, the sushumna nadi, which runs the length of the backbone. [4]
The side bend Indudalasana is known as "half moon pose" in Bikram Yoga.. The pose is entered from Trikonasana (triangle pose), where one foot is kept forward. The arm opposite to the foot that is forward would come onto the hip.