{"id":1147,"date":"2018-03-06T04:45:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T17:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2022-12-17T17:13:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T17:13:47","slug":"health-benefits-of-uttanasana-standing-forward-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/health-benefits-of-uttanasana-standing-forward-bend\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Benefits of Uttanasana &#8211; Standing Forward Bend"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>HEALTH BENEFITS OF UTTANASANA\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(STANDING FORWARD BEND)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are moments of stress in your lives when you just want to switch off from the world for a while and rejuvenate yourself and start anew. Yoga is one such outlet where you can achieve the same. A plethora of postures with innumerable advantages exist in Yoga for everyone. In this article we discuss about a simple yet effective <strong>asana<\/strong> which comes with a set of benefits and reviving properties \u2013 <strong>Uttanasana<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The name <strong>Uttanasana <\/strong>(Uth-thA-nA-suh-nuh), known as the Standing Forward bend Pose, is derived from the Sanskrit words <em>Ut <\/em>(meaning <strong>intense<\/strong>), <em>Tan <\/em>(meaning <strong>stretch<\/strong>), and <em>Asana<\/em> (meaning <strong>posture<\/strong>). The end pose leaves in such a position that your head is in a lower stratum than your heart. This enables a gush of blood to the head, revamping the blood cells, leaving you with a sense of novelty. This pose is also highly recommended for people who are fighting asthma or mild depression.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Steps to perform Uttanasana &#8211; Standing Forward Bend :<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Begin with Tadasana, the upright pose. Stand straight with your arms actively resting on the sides of your thighs.<\/li>\n<li>Keeping your breathing in check, without bending your knees, bend forward using your hip joints and not your waist.<\/li>\n<li>If you are unable to touch the ground with your hands, cross your forearms and hold your elbows until you attain flexibility.<\/li>\n<li>If you are moderately flexible, try to grip the back of your ankles and bring your head to touch your knees.<\/li>\n<li>If your flexibility is above average, you may rest your palms on the mat and try to reach your head below the knee.<\/li>\n<li>Beginners may hold the position for about 10 seconds. Intermediate and advanced practitioners may stay for 30 seconds to 1 minute in Uttanasana.<\/li>\n<li>Breathe only through the nostrils, gently and normally, throughout the pose.<\/li>\n<li>Inhale while coming back up to the starting position and exhale to relax.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Health-Benefits-Of-Uttanasana.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Health-Benefits-Of-Uttanasana.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Health-Benefits-Of-Uttanasana-600x334.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Health-Benefits-Of-Uttanasana-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Health-Benefits-Of-Uttanasana-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Benefits of Uttanasana\u00a0<\/strong><strong>&#8211; Standing Forward Bend <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>It rejuvenates your mind and relaxes the nerves<\/li>\n<li>It actively stretches your hips, hamstrings, and calves<\/li>\n<li>It provides strength to your thighs and knees<\/li>\n<li>Regular practice relieves stiffness of your spine, neck, and back<\/li>\n<li>By allowing direct blood flow into the head, it creates a fresh influx of blood cells and rejuvenates the mind<\/li>\n<li>It activates your abdominal muscles<\/li>\n<li>It results in an elongated, flexible, and sturdy spine<\/li>\n<li>It improves posture and improves bodily balance and co-ordination<\/li>\n<li>It stimulates the kidneys, liver, and spleen, thus giving you a sense of physical relief<\/li>\n<li>It is known to enable improved digestion<\/li>\n<li>It has the qualities to reduce high blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>It can play a major role in treating symptoms of several ailments including menopause, asthma, headaches, and insomnia<\/li>\n<li>It alleviates symptoms of stress, anxiety, mild depression, and fatigue of the body and mind<\/li>\n<li>It is widely considered therapeutic for infertility, osteoporosis, and sinusitis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contraindications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You need to refrain from practicing this pose if you face chronic problems or have a history of any injury in your knee joints, ankle joints, or back.<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-course-in-india.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh India\" width=\"850\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-banner-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-banner-768x363.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HEALTH BENEFITS OF UTTANASANA\u00a0(STANDING FORWARD BEND) There are moments of stress in your lives when you just want<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[75,2,140,1],"tags":[244],"class_list":["post-1147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-fitness","category-good-health-keep-yourself-fit-and-always-look-healthy","category-health-benefits-of-yoga","category-yoga-pose","tag-standing-forward-bend"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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