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Postures Of Bikram Yoga
The following are the 26 postures of Bikram Yoga, as it names them; some of the Sanskrit names differ from those used for the same or closely related poses in other schools of yoga, and some of them are otherwise used for different poses. 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. References {{reflist Yoga series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asana
An asana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose,Verse 46, chapter II, "Patanjali Yoga sutras" by Swami Prabhavananda, published by the Sri Ramakrishna Math p. 111 and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses. The ''Yoga Sutras of Patanjali'' define "asana" as " position thatis steady and comfortable". Patanjali mentions the ability to sit for extended periods as one of the eight limbs of his system. Patanjali ''Yoga sutras'', Book II:29, 46 Asanas are also called yoga poses or yoga postures in English. The 10th or 11th century '' Goraksha Sataka'' and the 15th century '' Hatha Yoga Pradipika'' identify 84 asanas; the 17th century ''Hatha Ratnavali'' provides a different list of 84 asanas, describing some of them. In the 20th century, Indian nationalism favoured physical culture in response to colonialism. In that enviro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utthita Padangusthasana
Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana (Sanskrit: उत्थित हस्त पादाङ्गुष्ठासन, IAST: Utthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana), Standing Big Toe Hold or Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose is a standing balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. Etymology and origins The name comes from the Sanskrit words ''Utthita'' (उत्थित) meaning "extended", ''Hasta'' (हस्त) meaning "hand", ''Pada'' (पद) meaning "foot", ''Angustha'' (ङ्गुष्ठ) meaning "thumb" or "toe", and ''Asana'' (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat". The pose however does not appear to be Indian in origin, and it is not found in the medieval hatha yoga texts. A similar pose was described in Niels Bukh's early 20th century Danish text ''Primitive Gymnastics'', which in turn was derived from a 19th century Scandinavian tradition of gymnastics. The pose had arrived in India by the 1920s. Swami Kuvalayananda incorporated it into his system of exercise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrikshasana
Tree pose or Vrikshasana ( sa, वृक्षासन, translit=vṛkṣāsana) is a balancing asana. It is one of the very few standing poses in medieval hatha yoga, and remains popular in modern yoga as exercise. The pose has been called iconic of modern yoga; it is often featured in yoga magazines, and practised in public displays such as for the International Day of Yoga. Etymology and origins The name comes from the Sanskrit words () meaning 'tree', and () meaning 'posture'. A 7th-century stone carving in Mahabalipuram appears to contain a figure standing on one leg, perhaps indicating that a pose similar to vrikshasana was in use at that time. It is said that sadhus disciplined themselves by choosing to meditate in the pose. The pose is described in the 17th century '' Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā'' 2.36. More recently it has been called iconic of modern yoga; it is often featured in yoga magazines, and practised in public displays such as for the International Day of Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parsvottanasana
Parshvottanasana (Sanskrit: पार्श्वोत्तानासना, IAST: Pārśvottānāsana) or Intense Side Stretch Pose is a standing and forward bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. Etymology and origins The name of the pose is from the Sanskrit प्रसव (parshva) meaning "side", ुत (ut) meaning "intense", तन (tan) meaning "to extend", and आस (asana), meaning "seat" or "pose". The pose is unknown in medieval hatha yoga, but is described in Krishnamacharya's 1935 ''Yoga Makaranda'', and taken up by his pupils Pattabhi Jois and B. K. S. Iyengar in their respective schools of yoga. A similar pose appears in Niels Bukh's 1924 ''Primary Gymnastics''; Mark Singleton suggests that Krishnamacharya, influenced by the general gymnastics culture of the time, adopted gymnastics poses into his flowing style of yoga. Description The pose is entered from Tadasana Tadasana ( sa , ताड़ासन, translit=Tāḍāsana), Mountain pose or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parsvakonasana
Utthita Parshvakonasana (Sanskrit: उत्थित पार्श्वकोणासन; IAST: ''utthita pārśvakoṇāsana''),"Extended Side Angle Pose." Yoga Journal. Cruz Bay Publishing, 2013. Web. 10 Aug. 2013. Extended Side Angle Pose, is an asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is first described in 20th century texts. Etymology and origins The name comes from the Sanskrit words ''utthita'' meaning "extended", ''parsva'' meaning "side or flank", ''kona'' meaning "angle", and ''asana'' meaning "posture or seat". 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. Description The pose is entered from Tadasana; the legs are spread wide apart, the feet are turned out as for Trikonasana Trikonasana or Utthita Trikonasana ( sa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasarita Padottanasana
Prasarita Padottanasana (Sanskrit: प्रसारित पादोत्तानासन, IAST: Prasārita Pādottānāsana) or Wide Stance Forward Bend is a standing forward bend asana in modern yoga as exercise. Etymology and origins The name comes from the Sanskrit ''Prasārita'' (प्रसारित) meaning "spread out", ''Pada'' (पाद) meaning "foot", ''Uttan'' (उत्तान) meaning "extended", and ''Asana'' (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat". The pose is not found in medieval hatha yoga texts. It is described in the 20th century by Krishnamacharya in Yoga Makaranda and Yogasanagalu, and also by his to pupils, Pattabhi Jois in his Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, and B. K. S. Iyengar in his '' Light on Yoga''. Description This is a standing pose with the feet wide apart and the body folded forward and down until in the completed pose the head touches the ground and the hands are placed flat on the ground, the tips of the fingers in line with the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virabhadrasana
Virabhadrasana ( sa , वीरभद्रासन; IAST: Vīrabhadrāsana) or Warrior Pose is a group of related lunging standing asanas in modern yoga as exercise commemorating the exploits of a mythical warrior, Virabhadra. The name of the pose derives from the Hindu myth, but the pose is not recorded in the hatha yoga tradition until the 20th century. Virabhadrasana has some similarity with poses in the gymnastics of Niels Bukh the early 20th century; it has been suggested that it was adopted into yoga from the tradition of physical culture in India at that time, which was influenced by European gymnastics. Virabhadrasana has been described as one of the most iconic poses in yoga. Etymology and origins The name is from the Sanskrit वीरभद्र '' Vīrabhadra'', a mythical warrior, and आसन ''āsana'', a yoga posture or meditation seat. Accordingly the asana is often called "Warrior Pose" in English. Ancient cave rock sculptures in the Ellora Caves, sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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