Salamba Sarvangasana I- 2 Alamba means a prop, a support and sa together with or accompanied by. Salamba, therefore, means supported or propped up. Sarvanga (Sarva=all, whole, entire, complete; anga=limb […]
Continue reading "Salamba Sarvangasana I"Mukta Hasta Sirsasana- 6 Mukta means free. Hasta means hand. This is the most difficult variation of Sirsasana to master. When it comes comfortably, one is a perfect master of […]
Continue reading "Mukta Hasta Sirsasana"Salamba Sirsasana- 5 Salamba means with support. Sirsa means the head. This is the head stand pose, one of the most important Yogic asanas. It is the basic posture. It […]
Continue reading "Salamba Sirasana"Paschimottcmasana – 6 (Also called Ugrasana or Brahmacharyasana) Paschima literally means the west. I t implies the back of the whole body from the head to the heels. The anterior […]
Continue reading "Paschimottcmasana"Marichyasana – 5 This asana is dedicated to the sage Mar!chi, son of the Creator, Brahma. Mar!chi was the grandfather of Surya (the Sun God). Technique I. Sit on the […]
Continue reading "Marichyasana"Parivrtta Janu Sirasana – 9 Parivrtta means turned round, revolved, janu means the knee and sirsa the head. I n this variation of Janu S1irasana one leg is extended on […]
Continue reading "Parivrtta Janu Sirasana"Maha Mudra – 5 Maha means great or noble. Mudra means shutting, closing or sealing. In this sitting posture the apertures at the top and bottom of the trunk are […]
Continue reading "Maha Mudra"Simhasana – 1 Simha means a lion. This asana is dedicated to Narasirnha (Nara = man : Simha = lion), the Man-Lion Incarnation of Visnu. It is related that the […]
Continue reading "Simhasana"Sanmukhi Mudra – 4 San means six and mukha means the mouth. Sanmukha is the name of the six-headed god of war, also known as Kartikeya. Mudra means a seal […]
Continue reading "Sanmukhi Mudra"Padmasana – 4 Padma means a lotus. This is the lotus posture, one of the most important and useful asanas. It is the posture for meditation and the Buddha is […]
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