Upavishthakonasana has the legs straight and wide apart. The name Paschimottanasana comes from the Sanskrit words paschima (पश्चिम, paścima) meaning "west"...

contortionists can place the backs of their knees behind their shoulders. Paschimottanasana (seated forward bend with legs straight) Uttanasana (standing forward...

Choudhury assisting a pupil in Paschimottanasana in his own style...

Matsyendrasana awakens Kundalini and makes the semen steady; (HYP 1.27) Paschimottanasana "stokes up the digestive fire, slims the belly and gives good health";...

Muktāsana Freedom 2.11   —   — Padmāsana Lotus 2.8 1.44–949 3.102–9107 Paschimottanāsana Seated Forward Bend 2.26 1.30–931   — Sankatāsana Contracted 2.28...

(15 February 2013). "Yoga Sequence for Change: 5 Steps to Parivrtta Paschimottanasana". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 8 February 2019. Kline, Sarah. "Standing...

siddhasana, padmasana, paschimottanasana, and svastikasana. Mallinson states that it is the first text to describe paschimottanasana, a pose resembling dandasana...

inserted into the sequence include Navasana (or Ardha Navasana), Paschimottanasana and its variations, and Marichyasana I. Variant sequences named Chandra...

Relieving Pose Pavanamuktasana 15 पादहस्तासन Pādahastāsana Situp Paschimottanasana Seated Forward Bend 16 भुजङ्गासन Bhujaṅgāsana Cobra Pose Bhujangasana...

Standing 20th C. TK Pashasana पाशासन Noose Squatting Twist 19th C. ST Paschimottanasana पश्चिमोत्तानासन Seated Forward Bend Sitting Forward Bend 15th C. HYP...

reflect on their own experience. Caterpillar pose, the Yin version of Paschimottanasana: in Yin Yoga, poses are held for an average of five minutes to improve...

and Dhanurasana (Bow). Counter poses are forward bends including Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend) and Balasana (Child's Pose). Many variations...

Vanda Scaravelli In Paschimottanasana, supporting B. K. S. Iyengar in Mayurasana Born 1908 Died 1999 Nationality Italian Occupation(s) yoga teacher, author...

vinyasa between them, as were ubhaya padangusthasana and urdhva mukha paschimottanasana. According to Gilgoff, Pattabhi Jois prescribed practising twice a...

Baddha Konasana and Garudasana. Counter poses include Dandasana, Paschimottanasana, and Purvottanasana. List of asanas "Cow Face Pose". Yoga Journal...

down. Padahastasana has the hands under the toes and feet, palms up. Paschimottanasana, a sitting forward bend "Standing Forward Bend". Yoga Journal. Retrieved...

under the hands. Counter poses for Astavakrasana include Matsyasana, Paschimottanasana, and Balasana. Koundinyasana, a similar twisting arm-balancing asana...

the wall, Sarvangasana (shoulderstand), Halasana (plough), Urdhva Paschimottanasana (upward-facing forward bend), and Shavasana. Restorative yoga is not...

2012, p. Adho Mukha Shvasana. Maehle 2011, p. 1984. Steiner 2012, p. Paschimottanasana A. Maehle 2011, p. 2412. Steiner 2012, p. Janu Shirshanasa A. Vishnudevananda...

helps to prevent semen from being shed involuntarily; (HYP 1.27) Paschimottanasana "stokes up the digestive fire, slims the belly and gives good health";...

Trikonasana, Triangle pose, sitting on a block in a forward bend such as Paschimottanasana, or supporting one buttock in Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana (King Pigeon...

asanas used in modern postural yoga, including forward bends like paschimottanasana, backbends such as ustrasana, twists like matsyendrasana, and arm...

grasped by both hands. This provides a stronger forward bend than Paschimottanasana. The posture is stated to be unsuitable during menstruation. A strap...

indicating that a set is complete and sacred. 1 Svastikasana 2 Padmasana 7 Paschimottan­asana 16 Mayurasana 17 Kapali asana 22 Gorakshasana 29 Viparita Karani 66...

Halasana, Bhujangasana, Salabhasana, Dhanurasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Paschimottanasana, Mayurasana, and Savasana. "About School Of Yoga". School of Yoga...

for women, including postures such as those now called Trikonasana, Paschimottanasana, and Salabhasana. In July 1935, the magazine featured Adonia Wallace...