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  2. Ashtanga vinyasa yoga - Wikipedia

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    Ashtanga vinyasa yoga is a style of yoga as exercise popularised by K. Pattabhi Jois during the twentieth century, often promoted as a dynamic form of classical Indian (hatha) yoga. [1] Jois claimed to have learnt the system from his teacher Tirumalai Krishnamacharya .

  3. Vajrasana (yoga) - Wikipedia

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    The reclining form of the pose, used in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, [6] is Supta Vajrasana. [7] Laghuvajrasana, an advanced pose in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and Iyengar Yoga, has the thighs raised halfway from the sitting position, the crown of the head on the floor and the hands grasping the ankles. [8]

  4. Asana - Wikipedia

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    A 2014 study indicated that different asanas activated particular groups of muscles, varying with the skill of the practitioners, from beginner to instructor. The eleven asanas in the Surya Namaskar sequences A and B (of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga) were performed by beginners, advanced practitioners and instructors. The activation of 14 groups of ...

  5. Mysore style - Wikipedia

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    The Mysore style of asana practice is the way of teaching yoga as exercise within the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga tradition as taught by K. Pattabhi Jois in the southern Indian city of Mysore; its fame has made that city a yoga hub with a substantial yoga tourism business. [1] [2]

  6. Yoga as therapy - Wikipedia

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    By 2012, there were at least 19 widespread styles from Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga to Viniyoga. These emphasise different aspects including aerobic exercise, precision in the asanas, and spirituality in the haṭha yoga tradition. [6] [9] These aspects can be illustrated by schools with distinctive styles.

  7. Anjaneyasana - Wikipedia

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    Yoga class in Parivritta Anjaneyasana The asana is entered from a lunge , with the back knee lowered to the ground, the back arched and the arms raised and stretched over the head. The toes of the back foot are pointed back in styles such as Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and other styles, the top of the foot on the floor, though in other styles such as ...

  8. Matsyasana - Wikipedia

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    Matsyasana (Sanskrit: मत्स्यासन; IAST: Matsyāsana) or Fish pose [1] is a reclining back-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. It is commonly considered a counterasana to Sarvangasana, or shoulder stand, specifically within the context of the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Primary Series. [2]

  9. Forrest Yoga - Wikipedia

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    Forrest Yoga is a style of yoga as exercise. It was created by and named for Ana T. Forrest in 1982. [ 2 ] It is known for "its long holding of positions, emphasis on abdominal core work, and standing series that can go on for 20 poses on each side". [ 3 ]