Introduction to Yoga - Dance 103 - UWM

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Same fold.
Different breath.

Uttānāsana and Paschimottānāsana both carry the word Uttāna — an intense extension, an intense stretch.

Both fold the body forward.
Both lengthen the back body.
Both invite the mind to become quiet.

But gravity does not teach them in the same way.

In Uttānāsana, you are standing.

The spine releases downward.
The head softens.
The back of the legs receives the weight of the torso.

The breath begins to spread into the back body.

Deep.
Even.
Listening.

In Paschimottānāsana, you are sitting.

Gravity no longer carries the torso forward in the same way.

The spine must lengthen first.
The movement must come from the hip joints.
The exhale guides the torso forward.

This is not about which pose is harder.
It is about what the breath reveals.

One teaches release.
The other teaches direction.

Same forward fold.
Same body.
Same day.

Two completely different conversations with the same breath.

At BKS Iyengar Yogashala, the breath is not background music.
It is the teacher.

💬 Which forward fold taught you more — Uttānāsana or Paschimottānāsana?

Comment “standing” or “seated.” We read every one.