Makarasana (मकरासन):- Makarāsana (Sanskrit: मकरासन) or Crocodile Pose is an asana. The name comes from the Sanskrit words makara meaning “crocodile” and asana (आसन) meaning “posture” or “seat”……….Read More Shavasana (शवासन):- Savasana (shah-vah-sah-nah; Sanskrit: शवासन; IAST: śavāsana), or Corpse Pose is an asana. The name comes fromContinue Reading
LYING POSES:- Urdhvamukhasvanasana (ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन):- Ūrdhva mukha śvānāsana (Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन; Sanskrit pronunciation: [urd̪ʱhvə mukʰə ɕʋɑːn̪ɑːs̪ən̪ə]; IAST: Urdhva mukha śvānāsana) or Upward Facing Dog Pose is an asana…….Read More Vasishthasana (वसिष्ठासन):- Vasishtha (वसिष्ठ, Vasiṣṭha) = literally: “the richest”; name of a famous vedic saint. According to scriputes he ownedContinue Reading
Adho Mukha Vrksasana Adho Mukha Vrksasana (ah-doh moo-kah vriks-SHAHS-anna) adho mukha = face, downward (adho = downward; mukha = face), vrksa = tree the handstand, translating to Downward-facing Tree Pose. In capoeira it is named bananeira……Read More Astavakrasana (अस्तवक्रसन):- Astavakrasana (Sanskrit: अस्तवक्रसन; IAST: Aṣṭāvakrāsana), Eight angled PoseContinue Reading
Anjeyerasana (अञ्जयरासन):- Anjaneyasana (IPA: [ɐɲneːːɟɐrɑːsɐnɐ]; Sanskrit: अञ्जयरासन; IAST: Añjeyarāsana), Crescent Moon, or Low Lunge is an asana. Anjaneyasana is used in Surya Namaskara. This asana has a number of names. The names Crescent Moon refers to the form it takes. Anjaneya- refers to the Hindu god Hanuman because hisContinue Reading
Sukhasana (सुखासन):- Sukhasana (soo-kah-sah-nah; Sanskrit: सुखासन; IAST: Sukhāsana), Easy Pose, Decent Pose or Pleasant Pose is an asana practised in yoga, similar to sitting in a simple cross-legged position. While opening the hips and lengthening the spine, the asana’s relative ease on the knees makes it easier thanContinue Reading
Eka Pada Koundinyasana I (IPA: [pɐriʋr̩t̪t̪ɐ eːkɐ pɐd̪ɐ koːund̪inɟɑːsɐnɐ]; Sanskrit: परिवृत्त एक पद कोउन्दिन्यासन; IAST: eka pada koundinyāsana I) or twisted one legged arm balance is an asana. The asana is dedicated to the sage Koundinya. This twisting arm-balance asana is a derived version of Koundinyasana (named after sage Koundinya)Continue Reading
Sirsasana, Shirshasana (sher-shah-sahn-ah; Sanskrit: शीर्षासन; IAST: Śīrṣāsana), Sirshasana, or Headstand is an asana. In the Supported Headstand (Salamba Sirsasana), the body is completely inverted and held upright supported by the forearms, while the crown of the headrests lightly on the floor. Sirsasana is nicknamed “king” of all the asanas. TheContinue Reading
Hatha yoga (Sanskrit: हठयोग haṭhayoga, IPA: [ɦəʈʰəˈjoːɡə]), also called hatha vidya (हठविद्या), is a kind of yoga focusing on physical postures (asanas), the breath (pranayama) and some techniques of meditation in order to free the vital energy of the body and mind Stress, depression, worries, impure food and unhealthy surroundingContinue Reading
Nāda yoga is an ancient Indian metaphysical system. It is both a philosophical system, a medicine, and- as the name suggests- a form of yoga. The system’s theoretical and practical aspects are based on the premise that the entire cosmos and all that exists in the cosmos, including human beings,Continue Reading
Karma yoga (Sanskrit: कर्म योग), or the “discipline of action” is a form of yoga based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Sanskrit scripture of Hinduism. Of the four paths to realization, karma yoga is the process of achieving perfection in action. Karma yoga is an intrinsicContinue Reading