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  2. Tribhanga - Wikipedia

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    Like many other poses used in traditional Indian dance, including Odissi, Bharata Natyam and Kathak, Tribhangi or Tribhanga can be found in Indian sculpture as well. . Traditionally the Yakshi is shown with her hand touching a tree branch, and a sinuous pose, tribhanga pose, as is Salabhanjika, whose examples dating to the 12th century can be found in the Hoysala temples of Belur, in south ...

  3. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    Squatting is a posture where the weight of the body is on the feet (as with standing) but the knees and hips are bent. In contrast, sitting , involves taking the weight of the body, at least in part, on the buttocks against the ground or a horizontal object such as a chair seat .

  4. File:Imam chart.pdf - Wikipedia

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    Chart showing shia sect with connection to Imams ... Newer version was a 0px x 0px image. 12:50, 25 April 2018: 1,650 × 1,275 ... Version of PDF format: 1.7

  5. 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 ...

  6. List of tai chi forms - Wikipedia

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    13 - Posture Poem Yang-style Tai Chi Dao Form; 13 - Yang-style Dao; 14 - Chen Tai Chi Dadao (machete), Chen Beijing Branch; 16 - Yang Standardized Sword; 16 - Yang/Combined Standardized Spear; 18 - Chen 'Health' Standardized Jian; 20 - Chen sword Xiaojia; 23 - Chen long stick (gun), Chen Beijing Branch; 23 - Chen Broadsword; 24 - Wu Jianquan Spear

  7. Navasana - Wikipedia

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    To enter the pose from sitting, the knees are bent, and the body's weight is shifted back until the soles of the feet lift off the ground. In the pose, the body is balanced on the sitting bones, not leaning right back on to the tailbone.

  8. Gracefulness - Wikipedia

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    The etymological root of grace is the Latin word gratia from gratus, meaning pleasing. [1] Gracefulness has been described by reference to its being aesthetically pleasing. For example: Gracefulness is an idea not very different from beauty; it consists of much the same things. Gracefulness is an idea belonging to posture and motion. In both ...

  9. Garudasana - Wikipedia

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    The name comes from the Sanskrit words garuda (गरुड) meaning "eagle", and asana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat". [2] In Hindu mythology, Garuda is known as the king of birds. He is the vahana (mount) of the God Vishnu [3] and is eager to help humanity fight against demons. The word is usually rendered into English as "eagle ...