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For many of us, Garudasana is as pretzel-y as our practice gets. Here's how to keep it real.
Garudasana, variant hand position. Garudasana (Sanskrit: गरुडासन; IAST: Garuḍāsana) or Eagle Pose [1] is a standing balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name was used in medieval hatha yoga for a different pose.
One difficulty is naming; the existence of a medieval pose with the name of a current standing pose is not proof that the two are the same, as the names given to poses may change, and the same name may be used for different poses. For example, the name Garudasana, Eagle Pose, is used for a sitting pose in the Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā, 2.37. [4]
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The postures include 24 asanas (poses in modern yoga as exercise), one pranayama breathing exercise, and one shatkarma, a purification making use of forced breathing. Bikram Yoga was devised by Bikram Choudhury around 1971 when he moved to America.
The pose stretches the shoulders. The hand position can be modified using a strap to extend the reach for those who cannot bring the hands together behind the back. [1] [9] The pose is contra-indicated for people with a rotator cuff injury. [9] Preparatory poses for Gomukhasana include Baddha Konasana and Garudasana. [1]
Treated as a form of exercise, a complete yoga session with asanas and pranayama provides 3.3 ± 1.6 METs, on average a moderate workout. Surya Namaskar ranged from a light 2.9 to a vigorous 7.4 METs; [g] the average for a session of yoga practice without Surya Namaskar was a light 2.9 ± 0.8 METs. [h] [143]
Chaturanga Dandasana (Sanskrit: चतुरङ्ग दण्डासन; IAST: Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana) or Four-Limbed Staff pose, [1] also known as Low Plank, is an asana in modern yoga as exercise and in some forms of Surya Namaskar (Salute to the Sun), in which a straight body parallel to the ground is supported by the toes and palms, with elbows at a right angle along the body.