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Shannon Brophy, Yoga.com Staff 6/1/2005 |
Adho Mukha Svanasa, the "downward facing dog" pose is an important foundational asana (pose) that simultaneously builds strength and stretch.
This article provides a detailed description of the components, performance, benefits and cautions for this pose. |
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Shannon Brophy, Yoga.com Staff 3/4/2008 |
| Translation: Ananta is the name of the thousand-headed serpent upon which legendary deity Vishnu rests at the bottom of the primordial ocean. Ananta is also a name for Vishnu himself. While he sleeps a lotus grows from his navel. In that lotus is born Brahma, the Creator of the universe. The pose imitates the stalk growing from the navel with the extended leg in that position. |
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Shannon Brophy, Yoga.com Staff 7/31/2005 |
Pronunciation: (SOOP-tah BAW-dah cone-NAWS-ahna)
Translation: Supta, in Sanskrit, meants reclining. Baddha means bound and Kona is angle. Asana means pose. Therefore Supta Baddha Konasana means Reclining Bound Angle Pose. |
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Shannon Brophy, Yoga.com Staff 1/5/2008 |
| In Sanskrit, ardha means half. Matsyendra was a legendary sage in yoga called the King of the Fishes. |
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Shannon Brophy, Yoga.com Staff 5/1/2005 |
| Bound Angle Pose, also called Cobbler's Pose after the typical sitting position of Indian cobblers, is an excellent groin and hip-opener. |
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Shannon Brophy, Yoga.com Staff 10/2/2007 |
Translation: Sanskrit, the spiritual language of India from which yoga derives its nomenclature, translates the word “bala” to “child.” Asana, of course, means pose or posture. Thus Balasana means Child’s Pose in Sanskrit. |
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Shannon Brophy, Yoga.com Staff 8/8/2008 |
Dandasana is the starting posture for seated poses much like Tadasana (the mountain pose) is the starting posture for standing poses. In this pose, your alignment is similar to Tadasana in that, when the pose is viewed from the side, your ear is above the shoulder which is above the side of your mid-hip. |
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Shannon Brophy, Yoga.com 11/2/2006 |
| Translation: In Sanskrit, Dhanu translates to bow. Asana means pose. The body looks like an archer’s bow. |
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Shannon Brophy, Yoga.com founder 10/8/2009 |
This is a super pose for opening the heart and making the spine fluid and not a beginning pose yet not too advanced. |
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Shannon Brophy, Yoga.com Staff 7/2/2008 |
This pose is a variation of Adho Mukha Svanasana , the downward facing dog pose. |
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