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2. Yoga using props - Wikipedia

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   The practice of yoga as exercise is modern, though some of the asanas are ancient and many more are medieval. A band or strap of cloth was however used in ancient times, some 2000 years ago, to support the body in one asana in particular; this device was the yogapaṭṭa, a term defined in Monier Monier-Williams's Sanskrit-English dictionary.

3. List of asanas - Wikipedia

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   An asana (Sanskrit: आसन, IAST: āsana) 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 ...

4. Yoga as exercise - Wikipedia

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   Yoga as exercise is a physical activity consisting mainly of postures, often connected by flowing sequences, sometimes accompanied by breathing exercises, and frequently ending with relaxation lying down or meditation. Yoga in this form has become familiar across the world, especially in the US and Europe.

5. Utthita Parshvakonasana - Wikipedia

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   The pose is not mentioned in medieval hatha yoga texts. It appears in the 20th century in Krishnamacharya 's school of yoga in Mysore, and in the teaching of his pupils Pattabhi Jois and B. K. S. Iyengar , along with other asanas with names that describe the position of the body and its limbs.

6. Yoga as therapy - Wikipedia

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   Yoga as therapy is the use of yoga as exercise, consisting mainly of postures called asanas, as a gentle form of exercise and relaxation applied specifically with the intention of improving health. This form of yoga is widely practised in classes, and may involve meditation , imagery, breath work (pranayama) and calming music as well as ...

7. Yoga Journal - Wikipedia

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   A display of Koundinyasana at the Yoga Journal Conference, 2011. Yoga Journal runs features on the themes of yoga, food and nutrition, fitness, wellness, and fashion and beauty. Its website offers definitions and advice on yoga styles and equipment, with directions for how to practise over a hundred asanas or yoga poses.