The Sanskrit word ugra means powerful, mighty, strong or noble. We usually keep this posture untranslated but it can be called the noble or powerful posture.
Pronunciation:
oo-grah-sa-na ...
This provides the teacher with two powerful postures, one being gentler (cat-cow) than the other (flexion of the spine). Both postures work on the spinal column and the sushumna.
We usually keep this posture untranslated but it can be called the noble or powerful posture. Also known as the pascimottana-asana or the brahmacharya-asana.
Trikona Asana (Triangle pose)
Ugra Asana (Powerful posture)
Sutra Asana (Camel posture)
Vajra Asana (Diamond posture)
Vira Asana (Hero posture)
Vriksha Asana (Tree pose)
Vrischika Asana (Scorpion pose) ...
 See also: Posture, Powerful, Body, Asana, Stretch
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