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  2. Lotus position - Wikipedia

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    Rather than bending the knee, the thighs can be encouraged to rotate outwards (using hand pressure or a strap). [ 29 ] The yoga guru B. K. S. Iyengar notes that people unused to sitting on the floor will initially feel "excruciating" pain in the knees, but that this subsides with practice, until the pose becomes relaxing, both restful and alert ...

  3. Meditative postures - Wikipedia

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    [7] The pose can cause beginners knee pain [8] and injury. [9] [10] Baddha Konasana is a safer alternative, provided the knees are not pushed down. [11] A simple modern meditation stool, used to assist in sitting with the back upright and the legs crossed. Cushman notes that since meditation is not a posture, no particular posture is required.

  4. Lalitasana - Wikipedia

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    Some sources distinguish between the lalitasana posture, as described above, and the "royal ease" (maharajalilasana or rajalilasana), where the right leg (usually) is bent, and the foot rests on the same level as the sitting body, and the extended arm is placed on the raised knee. [3]

  5. 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.

  6. Virabhadrasana - Wikipedia

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    For Virabhadrasana I, the hips are turned to face the front foot, which is turned fully outwards; the back foot is turned halfway inwards. The body sinks down into a lunge until the front knee is bent to a right angle, the back leg remaining straight, and the back foot working to keep the whole of the sole of the foot on the floor. The arms are ...

  7. Seiza - Wikipedia

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    To sit seiza-style, one must first be kneeling on the floor, folding one's legs underneath one's thighs, while resting the buttocks on the heels.The ankles are turned outward as the tops of the feet are lowered so that, in a slight "V" shape, the tops of the feet are flat on the floor and big toes overlapped, the right always on top of the left, and the buttocks are finally lowered all the way ...

  8. Sundari painting - Wikipedia

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    Sundari paintings were usually sold as chromolithograph prints, or watercolour pats, and even oil paintings.They were produced by popular art studios set up during the 1890s, such as the Chorebagan Art Studio, the Kansaripara Art Studio, etc. [2] [1] The art studios inherited the style of Kalighat painting that portrayed a wide variety of subjects, including modern day scandals, the babus and ...

  9. Pes anserine bursitis - Wikipedia

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    Patients will typically present with pain at the medial knee when climbing stairs, rising from chairs or sitting with legs crossed. The site is sometimes swollen, but not always. The likelihood of per anserine bursitis is increased in patients with osteoarthritis. Sometimes they report weakness or decreased range of motion.