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  2. List of asanas - Wikipedia

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    A single asana is listed for each main pose, whether or not there are variations. Thus for Sirsasana (Yoga headstand), only one pose is illustrated, although the pose can be varied by moving the legs apart sideways or front-and-back, by lowering one leg to the floor, by folding the legs into lotus posture, by turning the hips to one side, by placing the hands differently on the ground, and so on.

  3. Karma-Sanyasa Yoga - Wikipedia

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    Karma Yoga and Karma-Sanyasa Yoga are both paths outlined in the Bhagavad Gita. [4] Karma Yoga is the path of selfless action and is centered around performing one's duties and responsibilities without attachment to the outcomes. It emphasises dedicating one's actions to a higher purpose or to the divine, without being attached to success or ...

  4. Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga - Wikipedia

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    The Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga is a discourse found in the ancient Indian scripture, the Bhagavad Gita, which encapsulates the philosophical teachings of Krishna to the warrior prince Arjuna. This discourse occurs in the midst of the battlefield of Kurukshetra , where Arjuna is engulfed by moral and emotional dilemmas about his duty as a warrior.

  5. Sannyasa yoga - Wikipedia

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    Sanyasa yogas in Hindu astrology are the planetary situations or combinations in certain nativities (horoscopes) indicating Sanyasa.Sanyasa yogas are also known as Pravrajya yogas.

  6. Ustrasana - Wikipedia

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    The name Ardha Ustrasana, Half Camel pose, is given to two different poses. One is an easier modification with the hands on the hips; [10] the other has one hand on the heel on the same side, as in the full pose, and the other arm stretched back over the head.

  7. Gomukhasana - Wikipedia

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    The name comes from the Sanskrit गौ go meaning "cow", मुख mukha meaning "face" or "mouth", [2] and आसन āsana meaning "posture" or "seat". [3] The crossed legs are said to look like a cow's mouth, while the bent elbows supposedly look like a cow's ears.

  8. Bidalasana - Wikipedia

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    Bidalasana, or Cat Pose, at an outdoor yoga event The counter-posture, Bitilasana, or Cow Pose. Bidalasana (Sanskrit: बिडालासन; IAST: biḍālāsana) or Marjariasana (Sanskrit: मार्जरीआसन; IAST: mārjārīāsana), both meaning Cat Pose in Sanskrit, is a kneeling asana in modern yoga as exercise. [1]

  9. Dhanurasana - Wikipedia

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    The pose is illustrated in half-tone in the 1905 Yogasopana Purvacatuska and named Dhanurāsana, quoting the Gheranda Samhita's description. [ 6 ] It is unclear whether the asana is medieval, as although the name is used, the intended pose might be the sitting Akarna Dhanurasana rather than this backbend.