In time, the poses consciously becomes a mental exercise in concentration and meditation. An Open Class is a traditional, slow paced, meditative class that helps encourage proper breathing, flexibility, strength and vitality in the body while calming the mind. Because Yoga is a spiritual system with a physical component, this non-competitive approach helps the practitioner gain much more than just a healthy body.
A typical open level class includes pranayama breathing exercises , warm-ups including Sun Salutations Surya Namaskar , 12 basic asanas postures and deep relaxation.
Perhaps more importantly do we need really need to know how many yoga asanas exist? Does it have any bearing on our weekly practice? There is one figure which pops up more often than any other in answer to this question — 84 — there are 84 classic asanas.
It is said that when Lord Shiva the Hindu god who is regarded as the God of Yoga taught yoga he described 84 postures. The earliest yoga text, written more than 4, years ago, the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali, does not mention these 84 postures nor does it describe any postures, but the text advises us how to approach the practice — our intentions being more important than individual postures.
In the 11th century Goraksha Samhita, one of the early texts about hatha yoga, describes the 84 postures in relation to there being 8,, Though this text only goes on to describe in detail two postures, siddhasana and padmasana which are seated postures designed for meditation — highlighting that whatever you do in practice meditation is the end point.
The 15th century text Hatha Yoga Pradipika mentions the 84 postures but also focuses on the seated meditation postures and our approach to practice. But who counted the 8,, postures?
The shastras scriptures state that in the beginning there were 8. Krishnamacharya states in Yoga Makaranda p. Do you see the pattern here? He also states p. But that is only the tip of the iceberg, as yoga always was an oral tradition. Not many yogis did write manuals and most of those have been lost. I choose to go with the view of the ancient shastras and with the word of an authentic yogi who studied and practiced almost hundred years, could stop his heartbeat, could quote from hundreds of shastras, etc, etc.
Patanjali also defines only the effect that correct asana, pranayama, pratyahara or meditation practice has. He does not describe the many techniques. There are hundreds of yogic pranayamas and meditations and they are not listed in the Yoga Sutra. Does not mean that they are not ancient and original yoga. The full form is the difficult Paripurna Matsyendrasana.
A common and easier variant is Ardha Matsyendrasana. The asana usually appears as a seated spinal twist with many variations, and in its half form is one of the twelve basic asanas in many systems of hatha yoga.
Mayurasana or Peacock pose is a hand-balancing asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise with the body held horizontal over the hands. It is one of the oldest non-seated asanas. Parighasana or Gate Pose is a kneeling asana in modern yoga as exercise.
The asana is not known before the 20th century. Tittibhasana or Firefly pose is an arm-balancing asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. The pose is said to activate the manipura chakra at the solar plexus. Trivikramasana or the standing splits is a standing asana in hatha yoga. Kukkutasana, Cockerel Pose, or Rooster Posture is an asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. Vrischikasana or Scorpion pose is an inverted asana in modern yoga as exercise that combines a forearm balance and backbend.
Light on Yoga treats both forearm and hand balance forms as variants of this pose. It is a part of the headstand cycle in some yoga traditions. Utthita Vasisthasana sometimes shortened to Vasisthasana or Side Plank pose is a balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. The pose is not described in the medieval hatha yoga texts. Viparita Karani or legs up the wall pose is both an asana and a mudra in hatha yoga. In modern yoga as exercise, it is commonly a fully supported pose using a wall and sometimes a pile of blankets.
Astavakrasana or Eight-Angle Pose is a hand-balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise dedicated to the sage Astavakra, the spiritual guru of King Janaka. Marichyasana, the pose of the sage Marichi is a sitting twist asana in modern yoga as exercise, in some forms combined with a forward bend. Pasasana or Noose Pose is an asana. The pose is described and illustrated in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi; a slightly different pose is described in the Light on Yoga.
Prasarita Padottanasana or Wide Stance Forward Bend is a standing forward bend asana in modern yoga as exercise. This is a standing pose with the feet wide apart and the body folded forward and down until in the completed pose the head touches the ground and the hands are placed flat on the ground, Medieval hatha yoga texts describe a cross-legged meditation asana under the same name.
Supta Virasana is the reclining form of the pose; it provides a stronger stretch. Yoganidrasana or Yogic Sleep Pose is a reclining forward-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is sometimes called Dvi Pada Sirsasana, but that name describes the balancing form of the pose.
In hatha yoga, the pose, Pasini Mudra, was a mudra, a seal to prevent the escape of prana, not an asana. A handstand is the act of supporting the body in a stable, inverted vertical position by balancing on the hands. In a basic handstand, the body is held straight with arms and legs fully extended, with hands spaced approximately shoulder-width apart and the legs together. There are many variations Read More 80 Bhujapidasana 3 Votes Bhujapidasana or Shoulder pressing posture is a hand-balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise.
A variant pose, Eka Hasta Bhujasana, has one leg stretched out straight forwards. It may be performed with both legs bent Dvi Pada Koundinyasana , or with one leg over the supporting arm, the other leg straight Eka Pada Koundinyasana.
Eka Pada Galavasana Flying Pigeon Pose has one leg bent, the foot hooked over the opposite arm under the body. Akarna Dhanurasana also called the Archer pose, Bow and Arrow pose, or Shooting Bow pose is an asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.
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