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Downward Dog Pose or Downward-facing Dog Pose, also called Adho Mukha Svanasana (Sanskrit: अधोमुखश्वानासन; IAST: Adho Mukha Śvānāsana ...
It is arranged in six groups and includes asanas such as Gajāsana, elephant pose, which demand repeated movements, in the case of Gajāsana repetitions of Adho Mukha Svanasana, downward dog pose. It also contains postures that require great agility and strength, such as to cross the legs in Padmasana and then to climb a rope using only the ...
A particular sequence of asanas, also called a vinyasa, is used repeatedly in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga classes; it involves Chaturanga Dandasana (Low Staff Pose), Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward Dog Pose) and Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Dog Pose) to link other asanas. [14] Sharath Jois defines vinyasa as a system of breathing and movement. [15]
A full round consists of two sets of the series, the second set moving the opposing leg first. The asanas include Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward dog), the others differing from tradition to tradition with for instance a choice of Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (upward dog) or Bhujangasana (cobra) for one pose in the sequence. [136]
In modern yoga as exercise, the handstand is among the inverted poses; it is known as Adho Mukha Vrksasana, [11] Downward-facing Tree Pose. In traditional hatha yoga in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Vyayāmadipike , which calls it the "second gardam ", and the Śrītattvanidhi use the handstand in a sequence involving touching the nose to ...
Adho अधो downward Adho Mukha Shvanasana (downward [facing] dog) Ardha अर्ध half Ardha Padmasana (half lotus) Baddha बद्ध bound Baddha Konasana (bound angle) Dvi द्वि two Dvi Pada Kaundinyasana (two-legged Kaundinya) Eka एक one Eka Pada Shirshasana (one-legged headstand) Parsva पार्श्व side
The name comes from the Sanskrit words विपरीत viparīta, "inverted" or "reversed", and करणी karaṇī, "a particular type of practice". [2]The practice is described in the 13th century Vivekamārtaṇḍa (verses 103–131) as a means of yogic withdrawal, pratyahara.
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