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2. List of asanas - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Asana - Wikipedia

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   Sivananda Yoga identifies a group of 12 asanas as basic. [141] These are not necessarily the easiest poses, nor those that every class would include. [ 142 ] Trikonasana is the last of the 12, whereas in other schools it is one of the first and used to loosen the hips in preparation for other poses.

4. 12 Types of Yoga Explained: How to Find the Right Style ... - AOL

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   The health benefits of yoga are numerous, from physical ones like improving flexibility, balance and strength (per Johns Hopkins Medicine) to mental health benefits. Harvard Medical School notes ...

5. Sivananda yoga - Wikipedia

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   Sivananda Yoga, and the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre organization that propagates its teachings, is run on the principles of selfless service, or karma yoga. [8] The core belief in the need for volunteer workers propagated by the Sivananda Yoga tradition is that serving others is an essential practice to open the heart, as it diminishes selfishness and egoism, and brings practitioners closer ...

6. Meditative postures - Wikipedia

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   Yoga Sutras 2:46. The Sutras are embedded in the Bhasya commentary, which scholars including Philipp Maas now believe are by the same author; [2] it names 12 seated meditation asanas, possibly all cross-legged, including Padmasana, Virasana, Bhadrasana (now called Baddha Konasana), and Svastikasana. [3]

7. 10 Basic Yoga Poses That Benefit Everyone (Including You) - AOL

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   No matter where you are in your practice, these fundamental postures provide you with everything you need. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...