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The traditional number of asanas is the symbolic 84, but different texts identify different selections, sometimes listing their names without describing them. [3] [a] Some names have been given to different asanas over the centuries, and some asanas have been known by a variety of names, making tracing and the assignment of dates difficult. [5]
Meditative postures or meditation seats are the body positions or asanas, usually sitting but also sometimes standing or reclining, used to facilitate meditation. Best known in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions are the lotus and kneeling positions; other options include sitting on a chair, with the spine upright.
Sitting kneel: where the thighs are near horizontal and the buttocks sit back on the heels with the upper body vertical - for example as in Seiza, Virasana, and Vajrasana (yoga) Taking a knee: where the upper body is vertical, one knee is touching the ground while the foot of the other leg is placed on the ground in front of the body
Asanas can be classified in different ways, which may overlap: for example, by the position of the head and feet (standing, sitting, reclining, inverted), by whether balancing is required, or by the effect on the spine (forward bend, backbend, twist), giving a set of asana types agreed by most authors.
Other Meanings Description Anjali Mudra: Gesture of reverence Offering; Prayer Palms touching, fingers pointing upward. May be placed in front of the sternum, the forehead, or overhead. Dhyana Mudra Psychic gesture of meditation Upturned hands overlapping each other, usually right on top of left, with the thumbs touching. Vāyu Mudra
Sitting asanas are yoga poses with the weight of the body on the buttocks. Pages in category "Sitting asanas" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 ...
The name comes from the Sanskrit words siddha (सिद्ध) meaning both "perfect" and "adept", [2] and asana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat". [3] The name Muktasana comes from मुक्त mukta meaning "liberation". [4] [5] Ann Swanson writes that the pose is called accomplished as it was the goal of all other asanas to ready ...
The name comes from the Sanskrit words परिपूर्ण paripurna meaning "full", नाव nava meaning "boat" and आसन asana meaning "posture" or "seat". [2] [3] The pose was illustrated in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi under the name Naukāsana, also meaning boat pose. [4]