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Yogeshvara (Sanskrit: योगेश्वर, romanized: Yogeśvara, lit. 'Lord of Yoga') is a Sanskrit epithet employed in Hinduism. [1] The term Yogeshvara is a portmanteau of yoga and ishvara, meaning 'Lord of Yoga', 'Lord of Yogis', or 'God of Yoga'.
Natarajasana (Sanskrit: नटराजासन, romanized: Naṭarājāsana), Lord of the Dance Pose [1] or Dancer Pose [2] is a standing, balancing, back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. [1]
A single asana is listed for each main pose, whether or not there are variations. Thus for Sirsasana (Yoga headstand), only one pose is illustrated, although the pose can be varied by moving the legs apart sideways or front-and-back, by lowering one leg to the floor, by folding the legs into lotus posture, by turning the hips to one side, by placing the hands differently on the ground, and so on.
The full form is the difficult Paripurna Matsyendrasana. A common and easier variant is Ardha Matsyendrasana . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The asana has many variations, and in its half form is one of the twelve basic asanas in many systems of hatha yoga.
The Hatha Ratnavali by Srinivasa (17th century) [34] [35] is one of the few texts to attempt an actual listing of 84 asanas, [e] although 4 out of its list cannot be translated from the Sanskrit, and at least 11 [f] are merely mentioned without any description, their appearance known from other texts. [35]
Shiva Samhita declares itself to be a yoga text, but also refers to itself as a tantra in its five chapters. [8] The first chapter starts with the statement, states Mallinson, that "there is one eternal true knowledge", then discusses various doctrines of self liberation followed by asserting that Yoga is the highest path.
This is a list of Yoga mudras. In yoga , mudrās are used in conjunction with pranayama (yogic breathing exercises), generally while seated in Padmasana , Ardhasiddhasana , Sukhasana or Vajrasana pose, to stimulate different parts of the body and mind, and to affect the flow of prana in the body.
Durvasasana is an advanced standing balancing pose with one leg behind the neck; [9] the hands are held together over the chest in prayer position. [10] As well as rating the pose of difficulty level 21 (out of 60), B. K. S. Iyengar states that it is difficult to balance in the pose, and recommends using a support to begin with. [2]