Utthita Vasisthasana
Utthita Vasisthasana (sometimes shortened to Vasisthasana) (Sanskrit: उत्थित वसिष्ठासन, romanized: utthita vasiṣṭhāsana) or Side Plank pose is a balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. == Etymology and origins == The name of the pose comes from the Sanskrit उत्थित Utthita extended, वसिष्ठ Vasiṣṭha, a sage, and आसन āsana, "posture" or "seat".