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Bhujangasana. Bhujangasana ( Sanskrit: भुजंगासन; IAST: Bhujaṅgāsana) or Cobra Pose [1] is a reclining back-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. It is commonly performed in a cycle of asanas in Surya Namaskar, Salute to the Sun, as an alternative to Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Upward Dog Pose. The [ [Yin Yoga ...
Shavasana (Sanskrit: शवासन; IAST: śavāsana), Corpse Pose, or Mritasana, [1] is an asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, often used for relaxation at the end of a session. It is the usual pose for the practice of yoga nidra meditation , and is an important pose in Restorative Yoga .
Postures of Bikram Yoga. The following are the 26 postures of Bikram Yoga, as it names them; some of the Sanskrit names differ from those used for the same or closely related poses in other schools of yoga, and some of them are otherwise used for different poses. The postures include 24 asanas (poses in modern yoga as exercise ), one pranayama ...
List of asanas. Padmāsana, lotus pose, used for meditation. Gilt bronze statue of Bodhisattva Manjusri and Prajnaparamita, Nepal, c. 1575. An asana is a body posture, used in both medieval hatha yoga and modern yoga. [1] The term is derived from the Sanskrit word for 'seat'. While many of the oldest mentioned asanas are indeed seated postures ...
Siddhasana is an ancient meditation seat. Meditative postures or meditation seats are the body positions or asanas, usually sitting but also sometimes standing or reclining, used to facilitate meditation. Best known in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions are the lotus and kneeling positions; other options include sitting on a chair, with the ...
Ardha Salabhasana (Half Locust Pose) raises one leg and the opposite arm at a time; the other arm may rest on the floor or be folded over the back. In Bikram Yoga, Salabhasana, following another reclining backbend, Bhujangasana or Cobra Pose, is performed in stages. First, the arms are placed under the body pointing straight towards the feet ...
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Scorpion pose variant with one leg bent. Scorpion pose or Vrischikasana is an inverted asana in modern yoga as exercise that combines a forearm balance and backbend; [1] [2] the variant with hands rather than forearms on the floor, elbows bent, is called Ganda Bherundasana. [3] Light on Yoga treats both forearm and hand balance forms as ...