page_title: Uttanasana
section_title: Variations
hierarchical_section_title: Uttanasana / Variations
caption_attribution_description: English: Padahastasana is a yoga posture in which one bends forward, sliding ones hands under respective feet for a maximum stretch of the lower back.
context_page_description: Uttanasana or Standing Forward Bend, with variants such as Padahastasana where the toes are grasped, is a standing forward bending asana in modern yoga as exercise.
context_section_description: Variations include:
  Ardha Uttanasana is a halfway stage, the trunk horizontal and the palms resting on the calves.
  Niralamba Uttanasana has the hands touching the waistband rather than reaching down.
  Padahastasana has the hands under the toes and feet, palms up.
caption: Padahastasana
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