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Garudasana (Sanskrit: गरुडासन; IAST: Garuḍāsana) or Eagle Pose [1] is a standing balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name was used in medieval hatha yoga for a different pose.
The postures include 24 asanas (poses in modern yoga as exercise), one pranayama breathing exercise, and one shatkarma, a purification making use of forced breathing. Bikram Yoga was devised by Bikram Choudhury around 1971 when he moved to America.
One difficulty is naming; the existence of a medieval pose with the name of a current standing pose is not proof that the two are the same, as the names given to poses may change, and the same name may be used for different poses. For example, the name Garudasana, Eagle Pose, is used for a sitting pose in the Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā, 2.37. [4]
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Some poses like Trikonasana are common to many of them, but not always performed in the same way. Some independently documented approaches are described below. [138] [139] Utthitha Trikonasana, an important pose in Iyengar Yoga, using a prop, a yoga brick. The pose requires the practitioner to work different parts of the body in different ...
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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.
[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.