Hasta Uttanasana (Raised Arms Pose)
What is Hasta Uttanasana? The standing backbend position is called Hasta Uttanasana. Tan, which means to stretch, and hasta, which means intense, are Sanskrit terms for hands. Together, they literally translate to “Hand Intense Stretch.” It is one of the poses that are often performed as the second and eleventh poses in the Surya Namaskar…