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Definition - What does Supta Konasana mean?
Supta Konasana is an inverted restorative asana that is part of the primary series in Ashtanga yoga and is considered a variation of halasana. The name is derived from the Sanskrit, supta, meaning "sleeping" or "reclined," and kona, meaning “angle.”
To enter the pose, begin sitting in dandasana. Engaging the core mindfully, roll the spine back onto the mat one vertebra at a time until fully reclined. Keeping the arms extended along the torso w...
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Move inward and quiet your mind as you transition step by step into Kurmasana (Tortoise Pose).
Step 1
Sit in Dandasana with your legs straight in front of you and your hands on the floor alongside your hips. Press your thighs into the floor, flex your feet, and lift your chest. Bring your legs to the edges of the mat, with your knees as wide as your shoulders. Take a few breaths here.
Step 2
Bend your knees, and keeping your feet flexed, bring them closer to your hips. Extend your chest an...
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Prasarita Padottanasana
Inverting our usual posture and pressing the torso towards the joints is beneficial to improve the functioning of internal organs and help digestion. At the same time, doing so affects the nervous system, relaxing and soothing it. Such yoga poses have also proved to be beneficial against anxiety, stress, and depression.
Prasarita Padottasana is an excellent example for inverted asanas. The inversion of the torso and contact of the head’s crown to earth helps relievi...
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Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana is a Classic Combination of half lotus pose (Ardha Padmottanasana) and Standing Forward Bend Pose (Uttanasana). The Name Comes from the Sanskrit Ardha, meaning "Half," Baddha, meaning "Bound," Padma, meaning "Lotus," Uttana, meaning "intense Stretch," and Asana, meaning "Pose" or "Posture."
The pose involves holding one leg as though in half lotus pose and bending forward while standing instead of sitting, as one would in uttanasana.
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Level: Intermediate
Type: Stretch, Forward-Bend, Balance, Strength
Position: Sitting
Duration: 5 Breaths
Definition
Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana is one of the most important and advanced asanas in the Ashtanga Primary Series Sequence with a lot of benefits.
A combination out of Paschimottanasana(Seated Forward Bend) and Ubhaya Padangusthasana(Both Big Toe Pose) which is traditionally known to open the svadhisthana(sacral) chakra.
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Power yoga is a combination of conventional yoga principles, and modern ideals that embrace physical fitness. To understand where these two forms intersect, you must first understand the primary principles of yoga. Below are three of these principles relevant to your power yoga endeavors.
1. Everyone is unique, as are their strengths and weaknesses. Over yoga’s nearly 5,000 year history, there have been various styles developed to address the capabilities of those who practice it, from medit...
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शरीर के सभी अवयव मुख्य ही हैं। परन्तु उन सब में महत्वपूर्ण है मन। वह चंचल है। काम, क्रोध, मद, मोह, आलस्य तथा भय वगैरह प्रवृत्तियों का प्रभाव जब मन पर पड़ता है, तब सारा शरीर उसका अनुभव करता है।
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मन इच्छाओं का निलय है।
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शंख प्रक्षालन का अर्थ
आपके मन में शवाल उठ रहा होगा कि शंख प्रक्षालन किया है? आज आपको हम शंख प्रक्षालन के विधि, लाभ एवं सावधानियां के बारे में बताने जा रहे हैं। शंख प्रक्षालन एक क्लींजिंग योगाभ्यास है जो आपके को टॉक्सिन्स, विषैले पदार्थ एवं अन्य बेकार तत्व से आपके शरीर को बचाता है। इस तरह से इस योग के अभ्यास करने से आप सेहतमंद ही नहीं रहते बल्के बहुत सारी बिमारियों से महफूज़ रहते हैं। शंख प्रक्षालन को वारिसार क्रिया भी कहते हैं। शंख प्रक्षालन दो शब्दों का बना हुआ है-शंख जिसका प्रयोग आंतों के...
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Position : Sitting
Type : Seated forward bend
Spiritual Awareness : Mooladhara and Swadisthan chakra
Physical Awareness : Back, hamstrings, chest, abdomen, shoulders. Extended stretch to the inside of the legs and muscles between the shoulder blades.
Dosha Suitability : Vata and Pita can also benefit
Introducery Asanas : Triyak Bhujangasan, Chakrasan, Matsyasan
How To Do
Sit with both the legs outstretched.
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Supta Bhairavasana is An Advanced Yoga Pose that Provides an intense leg and hip stretch.
In English, this Asana is called Reclining Formidable Pose.
How To Do Supta Bhairavasana
Beginning in Dandasana (seated with both legs straight), one leg is lifted and weaves under the arm on the same side, then around the back of the neck. The hands take prayer position at the center of the chest. For the full expression of the pose, the body reclines and the drishti is toward the sky.
Physical Benifi...