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Shavasana (Sanskrit: शवासन; IAST: śavāsana), Corpse Pose, or Mritasana, [1] is an asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, often used for relaxation at the end of a session. It is the usual pose for the practice of yoga nidra meditation , and is an important pose in Restorative Yoga .
The name is from the Sanskrit जठर Jaṭhara, stomach or abdomen; परिवर्तन Parivartana, to turn around; and आसन āsana, posture or seat. [5] The pose is not found in medieval hatha yoga texts, but is described in 20th century manuals including B. K. S. Iyengar's 1966 Light on Yoga.
The Sivananda Yoga centres, describing it as "advanced breathing", [4] claim, as Iyengar does, [3] that retaining the breath, contracting the anal sphincter, and tightening the abdominal muscles in Mula Bandha (hence the name bandha or lock) prevents the escape of apana, enabling it to rise up the body to join with prana.
So we teamed up with Katie Richey, an instructor at Lyons Den Power Yoga in New York City, to bring you five yoga poses to help you feel better in ten minutes. (And maybe follow your practice with ...
Naulī, a self-administered abdominal massage, using only the muscles of the abdominal wall. The practitioner stands with the feet about hip width apart, hands on knees, and body at about a 45-degree angle. The core is rotated internally by moving the abdominal muscles alternately in a clockwise, then in a counterclockwise direction. [2]
The pose is not found in B. K. S. Iyengar's 1966 textbook Light on Yoga, and may have been created as recently as the start of the 21st century. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The arm position in Virabhadrasana III can be varied; the arms may be held straight out to the sides, or straight back along the sides of the body, or the hands may be held in prayer ...
Ustrasana is a deep backward bend from a kneeling position; the completed pose has the hands on the heels. [7] The backs of the feet may be flat on the floor, or the toes may be tucked under for a slightly less strong backbend. [8] The pose is one of the 26 asanas in the Bikram Yoga sequence. [9]