Spiritual Healing – Day 25
2. Sitting in a chair may sound very easy and comfortable. But sitting in an imaginary chair might be a little challenging! And this is exactly what we do in Utkatasana or Chair Pose. The literal meaning of Utkatasana is intense posture or powerful posture.
(Utkat=Intense, Powerful; Asana= Posture/Pose; pronounced as U-t-kat- asana).
You need just a little bit of determination to stay longer in the Chair Posture. Make sure you read the contraindications before you start.
How to practice Chair Pose (Utkatasana)
- Stand erect with your feet slightly apart.
- Stretch your hands to the front with palms facing downwards. Do not bend your elbows.
- Bend the knees and gently push your pelvis down as if you are sitting in an imaginary chair.
- Be comfortable or at least try to be! To get a better feel of the Chair Pose, imagine reading a newspaper or typing on a laptop as you remain seated.
- Ensure that you keep your hands parallel to the ground. With awareness, sit straight and lengthen your spine. Relax.
- Keep breathing and flip through the pages of the newspaper, enjoying national and international news.
- Sink deeper into the chair by gradually going down but ensure that your knees don’t go beyond your toes.
- Keep going down slowly and then sit down in Sukhasana (cross-legged posture). If you want, you may lie down on your back and relax.
” Smile throughout”
These are relatively simple asanas and should be done before any meditation or healing work so that ‘prana’ or ‘life force’ flows smoothly.
