1st DOCUMENTED | 20 c CE |
ALSO CALLED | Marjaryasana |
VARIATIONS | - |
POSTURE | Prone |
BALANCE | Symmetrical |
USES | Range of Motion, Core Strength |
CHAKRAS | |
DOSHAS | Pitta |
ELEMENTS | Fire |
ASSOCIATIONS | Shashthi |
1st DOCUMENTED | 20 c CE |
ALSO CALLED | - |
VARIATIONS | - |
POSTURE | Prone |
BALANCE | Symmetrical |
USES | Range of Motion, Core Strength |
CHAKRAS | |
DOSHAS | Pitta, Kapha |
ELEMENTS | Earth, Fire, Water |
ASSOCIATIONS | Kamadhenu, Ushas, Nandi, Vishnu |
1st DOCUMENTED | 20 c CE, Light on Yoga, BKS Iyengar |
ALSO CALLED | Low Plank |
VARIATIONS | Phalakasana (Plank), Forearm Plank, Plank on Knees |
POSTURE | Prone |
BALANCE | Symmetrical |
USES | Strength |
CHAKRAS | |
DOSHAS | Pitta |
ELEMENTS | Fire |
ASSOCIATIONS | Shiva, Bhairava |
1st DOCUMENTED | Sritattvanidhi, 19th c CE |
ALSO CALLED | Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana, Shoulder Supported Bridge, Kāmapīṭhāsana, Dwi Pada Pitham, Shoulder Pose, Two-Legged Table |
VARIATIONS | Hands on Floor, One Leg Raised |
POSTURE | Supine |
BALANCE | Symmetrical |
USES | Core Strength, Backbend, Inversion |
CHAKRAS | |
DOSHAS | Pitta, Vata |
ELEMENTS | Fire, Water, Ether, Thought, Light |
ASSOCIATIONS | Rama (Rama Setu), Nala (Nala Setu), Vishvakarma, Varuna, Nila, Vanara, Monkeys |
1st DOCUMENTED | 10 c CE |
ALSO CALLED | Auspicious, Accomplished, Swastikasana, Prosperous, Siddhi's, Muktasana, Liberated, Burmese, Perfected |
VARIATIONS | - |
POSTURE | Sitting |
BALANCE | Asymmetrical |
USES | Meditation |
CHAKRAS | |
DOSHAS | Pitta, Kapha |
ELEMENTS | Earth, Water, Thought, Light |
ASSOCIATIONS | Shiva, Parvati, Krishna, Patanjali, Gorakhnath |
1st DOCUMENTED | 4 c CE, Darshana Upanishad |
ALSO CALLED | Sitting Cross-Legged |
VARIATIONS | - |
POSTURE | Sitting |
BALANCE | Asymmetrical |
USES | Relaxation |
CHAKRAS | |
DOSHAS | Pitta, Kapha |
ELEMENTS | Earth, Water, Thought, Light |
ASSOCIATIONS | - |
1st DOCUMENTED | 20 c CE |
ALSO CALLED | Samasthiti (Balanced Stance), Anatomical Neutral |
VARIATIONS | - |
POSTURE | Standing |
BALANCE | Symmetrical |
USES | Relaxation |
CHAKRAS | |
DOSHAS | Pitta, Kapha |
ELEMENTS | Earth, Water |
ASSOCIATIONS | Parvati |
1st DOCUMENTED | 17 c CE, Gheranda Samhita |
ALSO CALLED | - |
VARIATIONS | Balancing Crescent Moon |
POSTURE | Standing |
BALANCE | Asymmetrical |
USES | Balance |
CHAKRAS | |
DOSHAS | Pitta, Kapha |
ELEMENTS | Earth, Water, Light |
ASSOCIATIONS | Tulsi, Vishnu |