Asana

Sanskrit Name: – Uttanasana. English Name: – Standing forward bend pose. Position: – Standing and forward bend. Uttanasana comes from the Sanskrit words Uttanasana and which is combination of ‘ut+tan+asana’ in this ‘ut’ means intense and ‘tan’ means stretch whereas ‘asana’ refers to Posture. Uttanasana or Standing Forward Bend pose is an important and simple […]

This name Simhasana is coming from the Sanskrit words ‘Simha’ (सिंहा) which means  “Lion” and which is the king of Jungle, and Asana (आसन ) means “posture” or “seat”. In Simhasana’s posture, the body and face are manipulated right away to invoke the force and intensity of a lion’s roar. In fact, this pose is

English Name: – Crane Pose. Sanskrit Name: – Bakasana. Preparatory Poses: – Virasana Plank Pose Baddha Konasana Adho Mukha Svanasana Balasana Follow-Up Poses: – Plank Pose Chaturanga Dandasana Adho Mukha Svanasana The word “Baka” is derived from the Sanskrit word which means Crane and the meaning of Asana is Posture. This Asana is very similar

The word “Danda” comes from the Sanskrit word which means stick and the meaning of Asana is Posture. In this Pose, you have to keep your feet straight in a sitting position. This is the simplest Asana to do for all age groups. Dandasana is also known as Staff pose. It teaches you to sit

Sanskrit Name: – Supta Vajrasana English Name: – (Reclined Thunderbolt Pose). Preparatory pose: – Vajrasana. The meaning of Supta in Sanskrit is ‘reclined’ and Vajra means ‘thunderbolt’. This is the important and very useful Asana for improving the digestive system and Stamina. Although there are fourteen variations during this Supta Vajrasana, practicing one and mastering

The word Vajra is a Sanskrit word which means thunderbolt or diamond and the meaning of Asana is Posture. According to Indian Mythology “Vajra” refers to the weapon of Indra (God of heaven) and which is a very hard weapon which is made of Bone. Daily practice of this Asana makes people sturdy and vigorous.

SANSKRIT NAME: TIRYAKA TADASANA ENGLISH NAME: SWAYING PALM TREE POSE  Tiryaka tadasana is a variation of tadasana. Tiryaka tadasana is a very good stretching pose which very easy to perform as compared to other stretching postures. Tiryaka tadasana or swaying palm tree pose is also used in the practice of shankhaprakshalana. Shankhaprakshalana is one of

SANSKRIT NAME: PADAHASTASANA ENGLISH NAME: HAND FEET POSTURE Pada hastasana is a stretching pose. It gives a lot of stretch to your thigh and calf muscle. It also gives a stretch to your lower back. Pada means foot and hast means hand, asana means to be in posture where you can stay firmly and comfortably

SANSKRIT NAME : VAKRASANA ENGLISH NAME   : HALF SPINAL TWIST POSTURE OR TWIST                                      POSTURE Vakrasana is simplified form of Ardhamatsyendrasana. The Sanskrit name of both the postures differs whereas the English name remain same. At some places the Ardhamatsyendrasana is named as half spinal twist posture and Vakrasana is simply named as twist posture

SANSKRIT NAME: KATI CHAKRASANA ENGLISH NAME: STANDING SPINAL TWIST The Kati Chakrasana literally means rotation of the waist. The literal meaning goes as follows: Kati = waist Chakra = wheel or circular roatation Asana = posture or pose In this posture you need to twist your waist on both the sides. It gives a nice