Urdva Prasarita Ekapadasana
One Leg Up Wide Pose
How to
From Utanasana, inhale as you lift the right leg up toward the sky. Try to keep the hips level as you gaze either back, or toward your left ankle. If you feel like having fun, you can try Niralamba Urdva Prasarita Ekapadasana (Hands Free One Leg Up Wide Pose), in which you take hold of your standing ankle with one or both hands.
Modifications
From utansana, bend your right knee and lift the foot off the floor, keeping the knees together. This allows you to begin to work on the balance for this pose without requiring the flexibility to lift the leg high. Alternately simply the push the leg back behind you and try to take it parallel to the floor.
Transitional Poses
| Entry | Difficulty | Category | Exit | Difficulty | Category |
| Vinyasa | Vinyasa | ||||
| Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Dog Pose) | Standing/Forward Bend | Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Dog Pose) | Standing/Forward Bend | ||
| Ardha Badha Padmotanasana (Half Bound Lotus Intense Stretch Pose) | Standing/Balance/Forward Bend/Hips | Ardha Badha Padmotanasana (Half Bound Lotus Intense Stretch Pose) | Standing/Balance/Forward Bend/Hips | ||
| Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon) | Standing/Balance | Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon) | Standing/Balance | ||
| Ardha Utanasana (Half Intense Stretch Pose) | Standing | Ardha Utanasana (Half Intense Stretch Pose) | Standing/Forward Bend | ||
| Natarajasana (Dancer Pose) | Standing/Balance | Natarajasana (Dancer Pose) | Standing/Balance | ||
| Padangustasana (Big Toe Pose) | Standing/Forward Bend | Padangustasana (Big Toe Pose) | Standing/Forward Bend | ||
| Padahastasana (Foot on Hand Pose) | Standing/Forward Bend | Padahastasana (Foot on Hand Pose) | Standing/Forward Bend | ||
| Parivrita Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle) | Standing/Forward Bend | Parivrita Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle) | Standing/Forward Bend | ||
| Parsvottansana (Intense Side Stretch) | Standing/Forward Bend | Parivrita Parsvakonasana (Revolved Side Angle) | Standing | ||
| Parivritta Ardha Chandrasana (Revolved Half Moon Pose) | Standing/Balance | Parsvottansana (Intense Side Stretch) | Standing/Forward Bend | ||
| Utanasana (Intense Stretch - Standing Forward Bend) | Standing/Forward Bend | Parivritta Ardha Chandrasana (Revolved Half Moon Pose) | Standing/Balance | ||
| Urdva Tadasana (Upwards Mountain Pose) | Standing | Prasariita Padottanasana [A, B, C, D] (Wide Leg Intense Stretch) | Standing/Forward Bend/Hips | ||
| Utthita Hasta Padangustasana [A, C, D] (Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose) | Standing/Forward Bend | Samastiti (Equal Standing) | Standing | ||
| Virabhadrasana [A, B, C] (Warrior) | Standing/Balance(C) | Utanasana (Intense Stretch - Standing Forward Bend) | Standing/Forward Bend | ||
| Urdva Tadasana (Upwards Mountain Pose) | Standing | ||||
| Utthita Hasta Padangustasana [A, C, D] (Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose) | Standing/Forward Bend | ||||
| Virabhadrasana [A, B, C] (Warrior) | Standing/Balance(C) | ||||