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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. 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 ...

  4. Asana - Wikipedia

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    There is little emphasis on the detail of individual poses; teachers rely on the basic instructions given in the books by Sivananda and Swami Vishnu-devananda. [138] In Trikonasana, the top arm may be stretched forward parallel to the floor rather than straight up. [138] Sivananda Yoga identifies a group of 12 asanas as basic. [141]

  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. Sun Salutation - Wikipedia

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    The basic sequence involves moving from a standing position into Downward and Upward Dog poses and then back to the standing position, but many variations are possible. The set of 12 asanas is dedicated to the Hindu solar deity, Surya. In some Indian traditions, the positions are each associated with a different mantra.

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