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2. Meditative postures - Wikipedia

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   Siddhasana is an ancient meditation seat. Meditative postures or meditation seats are the body positions or asanas, usually sitting but also sometimes standing or reclining, used to facilitate meditation. Best known in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions are the lotus and kneeling positions; other options include sitting on a chair, with the ...

3. List of mudras (yoga) - Wikipedia

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   In yoga, mudrās are used in conjunction with pranayama (yogic breathing exercises), generally while seated in Padmasana, Ardhasiddhasana, Sukhasana or Vajrasana pose, to stimulate different parts of the body and mind, and to affect the flow of prana in the body.

4. Yoga as exercise - Wikipedia

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   A beginners' class can begin with simple poses like Sukhasana, some rounds of Surya Namaskar, and then a combination of standing poses such as Trikonasana, sitting poses like Dandasana, and balancing poses like Navasana; it may end with some reclining and inverted poses like Setu Bandha Sarvangasana and Viparita Karani, a reclining twist, and ...

5. 9 Easy Meditation Tips for Beginners - AOL

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   Photo: Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not That!Meditation is associated with a variety of incredible benefits for your well-being. Science says that meditation can alleviate stress, decrease ...

6. Asana - Wikipedia

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   Asanas, along with the breathing exercises of pranayama, are the physical movements of hatha yoga and of modern yoga. [16] [17] Patanjali describes asanas as a "steady and comfortable posture", [18] referring to the seated postures used for pranayama and for meditation, where meditation is the path to samadhi, transpersonal self-realization ...

7. Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga) - Wikipedia

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   The last two associations, sananda samadhi and sasmita, are respectively a state of meditation, and an object of savichara samadhi: Sananda Samadhi, ananda, [i] "bliss": this state emphasizes the still subtler state of bliss in meditation; [60] Sasmita: the citta is concentrated upon the sense or feeling of "I-am-ness". [60]

8. 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.

9. Pranayama - Wikipedia

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   Pranayama (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम, "Prāṇāyāma") is the yogic practice of focusing on breath. In yoga, the breath is associated with prana, thus, pranayama is a means to elevate the prana-shakti, or life energies. Pranayama is described in Hindu texts such as the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.