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The description of 84 asanas occupies 314 out of 964 verses in the 1737 version. Most of the asanas are said to bring therapeutic benefits; all of them ask the practitioner to direct the gaze at the point between the eyebrows or at the end of the nose.
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is the hatha yoga text that has historically been studied within yoga teacher training programmes, alongside texts on classical yoga such as Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. [7] In the twenty-first century, research on the history of yoga has led to a more developed understanding of hatha yoga's origins. [8]
In the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, as in most classical texts on haṭha yoga, Viparita Karani is listed as a mudra, [6] meaning its purpose is for the directing of energy upwards within the body, using gravity's action on the inverted body, [7] as opposed to asanas which are used in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika to create steadiness. [8]
Joga Pradipika: A Small Light on Yoga: Ramanandi Jayatarama: 1830: 84 asanas and 24 mudras in rare illustrated edition of 18th century text [84] 37: योग सोपान: Yoga Sopana: Stairway to Yoga: Yogi Ghamande: 1905: Describes and illustrates 37 asanas, 6 mudras, 5 bandhas [84] c. 200: योग दीपिका: Yoga Dipika: Light ...
Hatha yoga (/ ˈ h ʌ t ə, ˈ h ɑː t ə /; IAST: Haṭha-yoga) [2] is a branch of yoga that uses physical techniques to try to preserve and channel vital force or energy. The Sanskrit word हठ haṭha literally means "force", alluding to a system of physical techniques.
An asana (Sanskrit: आसन, IAST: āsana) 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 for meditation , asanas may be standing , seated, arm-balances, twists, inversions, forward bends ...
A variant of Gorakshasana "Bhadragorakhasana" in an illustrated 1830 manuscript of the Joga Pradipika. Gorakshasana (Sanskrit: गोरक्षासन, IAST: Gorakṣāsana, Cowherd pose) is a seated asana in hatha yoga. It has been used for meditation and in tantric practice.
The account of Dhanurasana in the 15th century Hatha Yoga Pradipika is ambiguous about whether the pose is reclining or sitting, stating [1] Having held the big toes of both feet with both hands, one should pull [them] like a bow as far as the ears. This is called bow pose. (HYP 1.25) The 17th century Gheranda Samhita is similarly ambiguous ...