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2. List of asanas - Wikipedia

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   An asana is a body posture, used in both medieval hatha yoga and modern yoga. [1] The term is derived from the Sanskrit word for 'seat'. While many of the oldest mentioned asanas are indeed seated postures for meditation , asanas may be standing , seated, arm-balances, twists, inversions, forward bends, backbends , or reclining in prone or ...

3. 30 Standing Yoga Poses Every Yogi Needs to Know - AOL

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   Alo Yoga. Sanskrit Meaning: vrksa (tree) Yoga Level: experienced beginner Benefits of Tree Pose: Helps with lower body strengthening as well as balance and posture. How to Do It. Begin standing in ...

4. Jathara Parivartanasana - Wikipedia

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   The name is from the Sanskrit जठर Jaṭhara, stomach or abdomen; परिवर्तन Parivartana, to turn around; and आसन āsana, posture or seat. [5] The pose is not found in medieval hatha yoga texts, but is described in 20th century manuals including B. K. S. Iyengar's 1966 Light on Yoga.

5. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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   Pose implies an artistic, aesthetic, athletic, or spiritual intention of the position. Attitude refers to postures assumed for purpose of imitation, intentional or not, as well as in some standard collocations in reference to some distinguished types of posture: "Freud never assumed a fencer's attitude, yet almost all took him for a swordsman." [2]

6. Bakasana - Wikipedia

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   Bakasana (Crane pose) (Sanskrit: बकासन, IAST: bakāsana), and the similar Kakasana (Crow pose) (Sanskrit: काकासन, IAST: kākasana) are balancing asanas in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. [1] In all variations, these are arm balancing poses in which hands are planted on the floor, shins rest upon upper arms, and ...

7. Yashtikasana - Wikipedia

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   Yashtikasana (Yastikasana) or Stick position is a beginner level yoga pose that is usually performed in preparation for more intermediate to advanced level asanas. In Sanskrit, "Yastik" means stick. It is widely used for meditation. Yastikasana ultimate simple yoga pose to destress and remove all fatigue.