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Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana ( Sanskrit: सेतु बन्ध सर्वाङ्गासन), Shoulder supported bridge or simply Bridge, also called Setu Bandhāsana, is an inverted back-bending
The pose is named from the Sanskrit words सेतु ''Setu'', a bridge; बन्ध ''Bandha'', caught; सर्वा ''Sarva'', all; ङ्ग ''Anga'', limb; and आसन ''Asana'', seat or posture.
The pose appears as "Kāmapīṭhāsana" in the 19th century '' Sritattvanidhi'' (written before 1868).
A common form of the pose has the arms straight out along the ground towards the feet, the arms straight with the fingers interlocked. Some practitioners are able to straighten the legs in the pose.
Eka Pada Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (One-legged Bridge) has one leg raised vertically.
Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana ( Sanskrit: सेतु बन्ध सर्वाङ्गासन), Shoulder supported bridge or simply Bridge, also called Setu Bandhāsana, is an inverted back-bending 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 ...
in hatha yoga
Haṭha yoga is a branch of yoga which uses physical techniques to try to preserve and channel the vital force or energy. The Sanskrit word हठ ''haṭha'' literally means "force", alluding to a system of physical techniques. Some haṭha ...
and modern yoga as exercise.
Etymology and origins
The pose is named from the Sanskrit words सेतु ''Setu'', a bridge; बन्ध ''Bandha'', caught; सर्वा ''Sarva'', all; ङ्ग ''Anga'', limb; and आसन ''Asana'', seat or posture.
The pose appears as "Kāmapīṭhāsana" in the 19th century '' Sritattvanidhi'' (written before 1868).
Description
The pose is entered fromSarvāṅgāsana
Sarvangasana ( sa, सर्वाङ्गासन, translit=sarvāṅgāsana), Shoulder stand, or more fully Salamba Sarvangasana (Supported Shoulder stand), is an inverted asana in modern yoga as exercise; similar poses were used in medieval ...
(shoulderstand), the chest being held forwards by the hands and the feet lowered to the ground behind the back, the knees remaining bent; or more easily, by lifting the back from lying supine on the ground. The full pose has the knees bent and the ankles caught (''Bandha'') by the hands. The pose may be exited either by lying down or by jumping back up into shoulderstand.
Variations
A common form of the pose has the arms straight out along the ground towards the feet, the arms straight with the fingers interlocked. Some practitioners are able to straighten the legs in the pose.
Eka Pada Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (One-legged Bridge) has one leg raised vertically.
See also
* Chakrasana, Wheel Pose or Upward-facing Bow *List of asanas
An asana is a body posture, used in both medieval hatha yoga and modern yoga. 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, sea ...
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