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Svarga Dvijasana (Bird of Paradise pose) is a bound variant of Utthita Padangusthasana II. Utthita Ekapadasana is a milder form of the same pose, the leg not lifted far enough for the toes to be grasped. Utthita Parshvasahita has the raised leg out to the side and the head turned away from the raised leg.
The name comes from the Sanskrit words उत्तान uttāna, "intense stretch"; [2] and आसन; āsana, "posture" or "seat". [3]The pose is a modern one, first seen in the 20th century.
A single asana is listed for each main pose, whether or not there are variations. Thus for Sirsasana (Yoga headstand), only one pose is illustrated, although the pose can be varied by moving the legs apart sideways or front-and-back, by lowering one leg to the floor, by folding the legs into lotus posture, by turning the hips to one side, by placing the hands differently on the ground, and so on.
Supta Padangusthasana ("Reclining Hand to Big Toe pose" [12]) is entered from Shavasana by raising one leg and optionally grasping the big toe with the hand on the same side. [5] [13] A variant is to turn the leg outwards and allow it to sink towards the ground, keeping the hip and trunk level. Another variant, possible only with supple ...
The Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China is known as the Gujin Tushu Jicheng (traditional Chinese: 古今圖書集成; simplified Chinese: 古今图书集成; pinyin: Gǔjīn Túshū Jíchéng; Wade–Giles: Ku-chin t'u-shu chi-ch'eng; lit. 'complete collection of illustrations and books from the earliest period to the present') or Qinding Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Chinese ...
The full form is the difficult Paripurna Matsyendrasana. A common and easier variant is Ardha Matsyendrasana . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The asana has many variations, and in its half form is one of the twelve basic asanas in many systems of hatha yoga.
Parivritta Prasarita Padottanasana, the rotated variant of the pose. The rotated variant of the pose is Parivritta Prasarita Padottanasana. The position of the legs is unchanged, but the body is rotated so that one hand is on the floor, while the other arm, directly above that hand, is pointing straight upwards; the gaze is directed to the side or upwards.
In Uttanapadasana, meaning "feet up pose", the back rests on the floor and the legs point straight up, either against a wall, supported with a strap, or free. [ 2 ] In Urdhva Prasarita Padasana, the back is on the ground, the arms are stretched out on the floor above the head, and the legs are raised either partly or to the vertical.