Eka Pada Koundinyasana I (IPA: [pɐriʋr̩t̪t̪ɐ eːkɐ pɐd̪ɐ koːund̪inɟɑːsɐnɐ]; Sanskrit:
Sirsasana, Shirshasana (sher-shah-sahn-ah; Sanskrit: शीर्षासन; IAST: Śīrṣāsana),
Hatha yoga (Sanskrit: हठयोग haṭhayoga, IPA: [ɦəʈʰəˈjoːɡə]),
Works on the Manipura Chakra and Vishnu
(Swadhistana Chakra) Swadhi bandha is also not
Nabhi bandha is also not discussed in
Eka Pada Koundinyasana I (IPA: [pɐriʋr̩t̪t̪ɐ eːkɐ pɐd̪ɐ koːund̪inɟɑːsɐnɐ]; Sanskrit:
Sirsasana, Shirshasana (sher-shah-sahn-ah; Sanskrit: शीर्षासन; IAST: Śīrṣāsana), Sirshasana, or Headstand
Adho Mukha Vrksasana (ah-doh moo-kah vriks-SHAHS-anna) adho mukha = face,
Sukhasana (soo-kah-sah-nah; Sanskrit: सुखासन; IAST: Sukhāsana), Easy Pose, Decent Pose
The Lotus Position (Sanskrit: पद्मासन [pɐd̪mɑːs̪ɐn̪ɐ], IAST: padmāsana) is a
Siddhasana (Sanskrit: सिद्धासन; IAST: siddhāsana) or Accomplished Pose is an
Anjaneyasana (IPA: [ɐɲneːːɟɐrɑːsɐnɐ]; Sanskrit: अञ्जयरासन; IAST: Añjeyarāsana), Crescent Moon, or
Ardha Chandrasana (Sanskrit: अर्धचन्द्रासन; IAST: Ardha Candrāsana) or Half Moon
Garudasana (gah-roo-dah-sah-nah; Sanskrit: गरुडासन; IAST: Garuḍāsana) or Eagle Pose is
Balasana (Sanskrit: बालासन), Child’s Pose or Child’s Resting Pose is
Makarasana (मकरासन):- Makarāsana (Sanskrit: मकरासन) or Crocodile Pose is an
Ūrdhva mukha śvānāsana (Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन; Sanskrit pronunciation: [urd̪ʱhvə mukʰə ɕʋɑːn̪ɑːs̪ən̪ə];
Vasishtha (वसिष्ठ, Vasiṣṭha) = literally: “the richest”; the name of
Anantasana (Sanskrit: अनन्तासन; IAST: Anantāsana), Vishnu’s Couch Pose, Eternal One’s
Tantra Yoga is a holistic approach to the study of
Kriya Yoga is described by its practitioners as the ancient
Nāda yoga is an ancient Indian metaphysical system. It is
Works on the Manipura Chakra and Vishnu Granthi Uddiyana means flying upward energy lock. It is the bandha that moves the energy upward from the earth, water, and fire centers into the heart (air) chakra strongly influencing the efficacy of the lower bandhas by “making room” on top. Some claim
(Swadhistana Chakra) Swadhi bandha is also not discussed in classical hatha yoga treatises. It also utilizes elements of the pelvis like mulabandha, but differs from mulabandha in that the trans-integrity operates in a horizontal plane, while mulabandha operates more in front/back and top/down planes. Swadhi bandha brings the energy into
Nabhi bandha is also not discussed in detail in classical hatha yoga traditions. It is similar to uddiyana only in that it focuses upon the region near the navel, but uniquely nabhi bandha focuses four finger widths below it (half way between the swadhistana and the manipura). In nabhi bandha
Muladhara Chakra and Brahma Granthi The root (mula) lock moves the earth energy up through the muladhara chakra system connecting above it to the water chakra (swadhistana), while also serving as the valve connecting sky energy or spirit below it to the center of the earth. Mula bandha keeps the
Classically tri-banda or bandhas three (traya-bandha) is the utilization of the three major bandhas of mulabandha, uddiyana bandha, and jalandhara bandha within an overall sequenced order. Classically mulabandha is usually performed first, then uddiyana, then lastly jalandhara. Most often we release jalandhara first and mulabandha last (the reverse order of