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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. Yoga as exercise - Wikipedia

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   Yoga asanas were brought to America by the yoga teacher Yogendra. [27] [44] He founded a branch of The Yoga Institute in New York state in 1919, [45] [46] starting to make Haṭha yoga acceptable, seeking scientific evidence for its health benefits, [47] and writing books such as his 1928 Yoga Asanas Simplified [48] and his 1931 Yoga Personal ...

6. 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.

7. Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga) - Wikipedia

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   Asana is a posture that one can hold for a period of time, staying relaxed, steady, comfortable and motionless. The Yoga Sutra does not list any specific asana. [28] Āraṇya translates verse II.47 as, "asanas are perfected over time by relaxation of effort with meditation on the infinite"; this combination and practice stops the body from ...