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29 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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In this beginner yoga video, instructor Angelica introduces Utkatasana, also known as the fierce chair pose. She explains the meaning of the name, emphasizes the empowering nature of the pose, and provides detailed, practical cues: spreading the toes wide, grounding through the feet, options for foot placement (together or slightly apart), how deep to sit depending on yoga style (hot yoga vs. Ashtanga), and the importance of keeping the knees behind the toes. The delivery is informal, conversational, and includes explicit language to motivate learners.

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Welcome to your beginner yoga series. My name is Angelica, and today we're doing a pose that you probably call chair, but it's not. This yoga pose is actually called Utkatasana. Utkata means fierce, asana means pose. This is Utkatasana, or fierce pose. Why? Because, bitches, you're fucking fierce in this pose. When we're doing Utkatasana, You want to make sure that you spread your toes wide and ground down through the earth. I like to have the feet together, but you don't have to have the feet together. You can have them a little bit more separate as you're working up the strength to hold the pose for longer. You want to sit down deep. In some— if you're in a hot yoga class, they're going to tell you to sit really deep. You don't have to do that. In Ashtanga, it's more like up. It just depends on what style of yoga you're doing. So anywhere along this spectrum is totally fine. You do, however, want to try and keep the knees behind the toes if possible.