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Matsyasana (Sanskrit: मत्स्यासन; IAST: Matsyāsana) or Fish pose [1] is a reclining back-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. It is commonly considered a counterasana to Sarvangasana , or shoulder stand, specifically within the context of the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Primary Series.
The asana is medieval, described in the 15th century Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā 1.26-7, which states that it destroys many diseases, [8] and the 17th century Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā 2.22-23. Yogi Ghamande chose the asana for the cover of his historic 1905 book Yogasopana Purvachatushka ; he represented the pose using a halftone plate, giving for ...
An āsana (Sanskrit: आसन) is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose, [1] and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses.
Wii Fit [a] is a 2007 exergaming video game designed by Nintendo's Hiroshi Matsunaga [9] for the Wii home video game console, [10] featuring a variety of yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balance mini-games for use with the Wii Balance Board peripheral. Matsunaga described the game as a "way to help get families exercising together". [11]
Children perform cobra pose at the Naval Children School, Mumbai in 2015. Yoga for children is a form of yoga as exercise designed for children. It includes poses to increase strength, flexibility, and coordination. Classes are intended to be fun and may include age-appropriate games, animal sounds and creative names for poses.
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Namaste: The Five Elements is an extended Namaste Yoga episode that incorporates the teachings of Ayurveda while maintaining the same format as the original Namaste Yoga series. This episode premiered in Canada on November 23, 2010, on ONE: The Mind and Body Channell and was released on DVD on December 6, 2010, with additional features ...