An āsana (Sanskrit: आसन) is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose, and later extended in hatha yoga and modern...
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Asana, Inc. (/əˈsɑːnə/ or /ˈɑːsənə/), is an American software company based in San Francisco whose flagship Asana service is a web and mobile "work management"...
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An asana is a body posture, used in both medieval hatha yoga and modern yoga. The term is derived from the Sanskrit word for 'seat'. While many of the...
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yoga. Asana may also refer to: Asana, Inc., web and mobile collaboration software Asana, Peru, an archaeological site by the Asana River Asana River,...
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Asana Mamoru (護 あさな, Mamoru Asana, born May 4, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress and gravure idol who is represented by the talent agency,...
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Dustin Moskovitz (section Asana (2008–present))
Andrew McCollum and Chris Hughes. In 2008, he left Facebook to co-found Asana with Justin Rosenstein. In March 2011, Forbes reported Moskovitz to be the...
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the Type 1 pxfonts by Young Ryu. Asana-Math is freely available under the Open Font License. The word Asana (Ἀσάνα, Ásána) in the Doric dialect is the name...
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Lotus position (redirect from Padma asana)
India, in which each foot is placed on the opposite thigh. It is an ancient asana in yoga, predating hatha yoga, and is widely used for meditation in Hindu...
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Bhujangasana (category Backbend asanas)
is a reclining back-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. It is commonly performed in a cycle of asanas in Surya Namaskar, Salute to...
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Shirshasana (category Inverted asanas)
Shirshasana, or Yoga Headstand is an inverted asana in modern yoga as exercise; it was described as both an asana and a mudra in classical hatha yoga, under...
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The standing asanas are the yoga poses or asanas with one or both feet on the ground, and the body more or less upright. They are among the most distinctive...
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Asana River (Río Asana) is a waterway in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru. It is one of the tributaries of the Osmore River (also known as Moquegua...
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is energetic, synchronising breath with movements. The individual poses (asanas) are linked by flowing movements (vinyasas). Jois established his Ashtanga...
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Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga) (section 3. Āsana)
He defined the eight limbs as yamas (abstinences), niyama (observances), asana (posture), pranayama (breathing), pratyahara (withdrawal), dharana (concentration)...
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Yoga as exercise (section Asanas)
such as asanas as difficult and ineffective for spiritual growth, out of a widely shared distaste for India's wandering yogins. Yoga asanas were brought...
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2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Positions is a 2015 non-fiction book written by Mr. Yoga, Daniel Lacerda. 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Positions features...
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Sun Salutation (section Inserting other asanas)
yoga as exercise incorporating a flow sequence of some twelve linked asanas. The asana sequence was first recorded as yoga in the early 20th century, though...
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Siddhasana (category Sitting asanas)
(Sanskrit: सिद्धासन; IAST: siddhāsana) or Accomplished Pose is an ancient seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise suitable for meditation. The names...
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Shavasana (category Reclining asanas)
Shavasana (Sanskrit: शवासन; IAST: śavāsana), Corpse Pose, or Mritasana, is an asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, often used for relaxation at...
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Asana is an archaeological site by the Asana River, a tributary of the Osmore River, in the south-central Andes of southern Peru. The site is situated...
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Vajrasana (yoga) (category Sitting asanas)
romanized: vajrāsana), Thunderbolt Pose, or Diamond Pose, is a kneeling asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. Ancient texts describe a variety...
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Utkatasana (category Standing asanas)
Chair Pose, or fierce pose, is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise. It was a low squatting asana in medieval hatha yoga. The name comes from...
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Asana Journal is the only international yoga magazine published from India, both in English and Tamil, focusing on modern yoga, naturopathy and wellbeing...
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Gomukhasana (category Sitting asanas)
Gomukhasana (Sanskrit: गौमुखासन; IAST: Gomukhāsana) or Cow Face Pose is a seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, sometimes used for meditation...
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Sarvangasana (redirect from Sarvanga asana)
more fully Salamba Sarvangasana (Supported Shoulder stand), is an inverted asana in modern yoga as exercise; similar poses were used in medieval hatha yoga...
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Ya-Asana is a small Fijian island. "Ya-Asana". Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. v t e...
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vinyasa (Sanskrit: विन्यास, IAST: vinyāsa) is a smooth transition between asanas in flowing styles of modern yoga as exercise such as Vinyasa Krama Yoga...
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Matsyendrasana (category Sitting asanas)
Matsyendrāsana), Matsyendra's Pose or Lord of the Fishes Pose is a seated twisting asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. The full form is the difficult...
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programmer and entrepreneur. He co-founded the collaboration software company Asana in 2008. Rosenstein grew up in San Francisco Bay Area and attended The College...
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Baddha Konasana (category Sitting asanas)
they work), and historically called Bhadrasana, Throne Pose, is a seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. If the knees rest on the floor...
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