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  2. List of asanas - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of mudras (yoga) - Wikipedia

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    Upturned hands overlapping each other, usually right on top of left, with the thumbs touching. Vāyu Mudra Psychic gesture of element air Tip of index finger on the ball of the thumb, with thumb over the bent finger. Other three fingers are extended. Shunya Mudra (or Shuni Mudra) Psychic gesture of void, empty Middle finger bent, with thumb ...

  4. Lotus position - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] In Asian cultures, [6] the sacred lotus is used as a symbol of growth towards perfection and enlightenment as it is rooted in the mud at the bottom of the pond, but rises and blooms above the water. [7] In Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism, the pose is also called the "vajra position" (Skt. vajrāsana, Ch. 金剛座 jīngāngzuò). [8] [9]

  5. Añjali Mudrā - Wikipedia

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    In the most common form of Anjali mudra, the hands are held at the heart chakra with thumbs resting lightly against the sternum. [8] The gesture may also be performed at the Ajna or brow chakra with thumb tips resting against the "third eye" or at the crown chakra (above the head). In some yoga postures, the hands are placed in Anjali mudra ...

  6. Chakrasana - Wikipedia

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    Paryaṇkāsana in Sritattvanidhi. The name Chakrasana comes from the Sanskrit words चक्र chakra, "wheel", and आसन āsana, "posture" or "seat".The name Urdhva Dhanurasana comes from the Sanskrit urdhva ऊर्ध्व, upwards, and dhanura धनु, a bow (for shooting arrows).

  7. Sahasrara - Wikipedia

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    Sahasrara (Sanskrit: सहस्रार, IAST: Sahasrāra, English: "thousand-petalled", with many alternative names and spellings) or the crown chakra is considered the seventh primary chakra in Sanatan yoga traditions. The chakra is represented by the colour violet.

  8. Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga) - Wikipedia

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    Patanjali, in Book 2, states how and why each of the above self-restraints helps in an individual's personal growth. For example, in verse II.35, Patanjali states that the virtue of nonviolence and non-injury to others ( Ahimsa ) leads to the abandonment of enmity, a state that leads the yogi to the perfection of inner and outer amity with ...

  9. Shavasana - Wikipedia

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    Shavasana is performed on the back with the legs spread as wide as the yoga mat and arms relaxed to both the sides of the body, and the eyes closed. The whole body is relaxed on the floor with an awareness of the chest and abdomen rising and falling with each breath.

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