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Utthita Padangusthasana is a pose with the body standing straight, on one leg; the other leg is stretched out straight, and the foot of the raised leg is grasped by the hand on the same side of the body.
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.
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 ...
Padahastasana. Ardha Uttanasana is a halfway stage, the trunk horizontal and the palms resting on the calves. [9]Niralamba Uttanasana has the hands touching the waistband rather than reaching down.
Shoelace pose, a classic asana of Yin Yoga, based on but not identical to the traditional Gomukhasana [1]. Yin Yoga is a slow-paced style of yoga (as exercise), incorporating principles of traditional Chinese medicine, with asanas (postures) that are held for longer periods of time than in other yoga styles.
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.
Utkatasana shown as a squatting pose in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi. The name comes from the Sanskrit words utkaṭa (उत्कट) meaning "wild, frightening, above the usual, intense, gigantic, furious, or heavy", [5] and āsana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat".