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  2. Matsyendrasana - Wikipedia

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    Some practitioners will be comfortable bringing the arm over to press against the raised knee, without leaning back; some can clasp the hands behind the back. [ 11 ] Ardha Matsyendrasana II has one leg straight out on the ground, the other bent as for Padmasana ; the hand on the bent leg side grasps the outside of the outstretched boot, and the ...

  3. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    When in lying position, the body may assume a great variety of shapes and positions. The following are the basic recognized positions: Supine position: lying on the back with the face up; Prone position: lying on the chest with the face down ("lying down" or "going prone") Lying on either side, with the body straight or bent/curled forward or ...

  4. Sarvangasana - Wikipedia

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    Shoulderstand is entered from a supine position with the knees bent. The shoulders may be supported on folded blankets, and the upper arms may be held in with a belt just above the elbows. Beginners may lift with bent legs, advanced users with straight legs.

  5. Category:Human positions - Wikipedia

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  6. Supine position - Wikipedia

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    Supine position and prone position. The supine position (/ ˈ s uː p aɪ n /) means lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up, as opposed to the prone position, which is face down. When used in surgical procedures, it grants access to the peritoneal, thoracic and pericardial regions; as well as the head, neck and extremities.

  7. Baddha Konasana - Wikipedia

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    A common variant is Supta Baddha Konasana, [10] Cobbler's Pose in Lying Position, from सुप्त, supta, meaning "supine" or "reclining". [11] In pregnancy, the pose can be practised reclining as "Wall Butterfly", with the buttocks and feet against a wall, feet together, the knees falling to the sides. The hands can be used to press the ...

  8. Halasana - Wikipedia

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    Karnapidasana, with variant arm position. Karnapidasana (ear-pressing pose) or Raja Halasana (royal plough pose) has the knees bent close to the head and grasped by the arms. [10] Parsva Halasana (sideways plough) has the body vertical, the trunk twisted to one side, and legs out straight with the feet touching the ground (to that side). [10]

  9. Lying (position) - Wikipedia

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    The fetal position is lying or sitting curled, with limbs close to the torso and the head close to the knees. The recovery position (coma position), one of a series of variations on a lateral recumbent or three-quarters prone position of the body, into which an unconscious but breathing casualty can be placed as part of first aid treatment.