Utkatasana
Fierce Pose
How to
From samastiti, bend the knees and touch the fingertips to the floor on the outsides of the feet. Inhale as you lift your arms up over your head and gaze to your thumbs, keeping the knees bent. Feel your tailbone tucking underneath you, trying not to let the back arch too much. Shift weight toward the heels.
Modifications
You may look forward, rather than to the thumbs.
You may bend the elbows here, or take the hands shoulder distance apart.
Transitional Poses
| Entry | Difficulty | Category | Exit | Difficulty | Category |
| Samastiti | Standing | Samastiti | Standing | ||
| Utanasana | Standing/Forward Bend | Utanasana | Standing/Forward Bend | ||
| Virabhadrasana [A, C] (Warrior) | Standing/Balance(C) | Parsva Utkatasana | Standing | ||
| Urdva Tadasana (Upwards Mountain Pose) | Standing | Adho Mukha Swanasana | Standing/Forward Bend | ||
| Bakasana (Crow Pose) | Seated/Balance | Chaturanga Dandasana | Standing | ||
| Parivritta Utkatasana (Revolved Fierce Pose) | Standing | Pachasana | Seated/Balance | ||
| Parsva Bakasana | Seated/Balance | ||||
| Virabhadrasana [A, C] (Warrior) | Standing/Balance(C) | ||||
| Urdva Tadasana (Upwards Mountain Pose) | Standing | ||||
| Bakasana (Crow Pose) | Seated/Balance | ||||