Yoga Positions

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Chapters: Yoga-nidra, Asana, List of yoga postures, Lotus position, Añjali Mudra, Utthita Trikonasana, Adho Mukha Svanasana, Handstand, Mula Bandha, Sirsasana, Savasana, Sarvangasana, 84 Classic Yoga Asanas, Vriksasana, Uttanasana, Paschimottanasana, Bhujangasana, Salabhasana, Tadasana, Ustrasana, Kakasana, Balasana, Urdhva Hastasana, Chakrasana, Utkäasana, Bakasana, Matsyasana, Siddhasana, Simhasana, Viparita Karani, Backbend, Garu¿asana, Baddha Ko¿asana, Kukku¿asana, Virasana, Ardha Candrasana, Hanumanasana, Pasasana, Sukhasana, Yoga squat, Kapotasana, Kurmasana, Gomukhasana, Mayurasana, Garbhasana, Padahastasana, Halasana, Vajrasana, Dhanurasana, Dä¿asana, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Janusir¿asana, Uttanapadasana, Uddiyana bandha, Paripur¿a navasana, Supta Virasana, Näarajasana, Maha Bandha, Pavanamuktasana, Ardha Navasana, Uttana Shishosana, Makarasana, Chaturanga Dandasana, Tulasana, Anantasana, Jalandhara Bandha, Hasta Uttanasana, Human knot. Excerpt: Yoga-nidra or "yogi sleep" is a sleep-like state which yogis report to experience during their meditations. The practice of yoga relaxation has been found to reduce tension and anxiety. The autonomic symptoms of high anxiety such as headache, giddiness, chest pain, palpitations, sweating, abdominal pain respond well. It has been used to help soldiers from war cope with PTSD. Yoga nidra refers to the conscious awareness of the deep sleep state, referred to as "prajna" in Mandukya Upanishad. Yoga nidra was first explained in Yoga Tadavali authored by Adya Sankaracharya as 'Vichhina Sankalpa Vikalpa Moole, Nihshesh Nirmulit Karma Jale/ Nitantarat Nitant Bhadrasa, Jambhrite Yogini Yoga Nidra//Meaning:'¿When mind has transcended maya (delusion), when ego has become static, when senses are no more functioning, and when all communication between the mind and the senses has been cut, when I and you no longer exist for a period of time Yoga Nidra starts. Yoga nidra was first experienced by Swami Satyananda Saraswati when he was living with his guru Swami Sivananda in Rishikesh. He began studying the tantric scriptures and, after practice, constructed a system of relaxation, which he began popularizing in the mid 20th century. He explained yoga nidra as a state of mind between wakefulness and dream that opened deep phases of the mind, suggesting a connection with the ancient tantric practice called nyasa, whereby Sanskrit mantras are mentally placed within specific body parts, while meditating on each part (of the bodymind). The form of practice taught by Swami Satyananda includes eight stages (Internalisation, Sankalpa, Rotation of Consciousness, Breath Awareness, Manifestation of Opposites, Creative Visualization, Sankalpa and Externalisation). Teachers such as Osho and Anandmurti Gurumaa define yoga nidra as a state of conscious deep sleep. One appears to be sleeping but the unconscious mind is functioning at a deeper level: it is sleep with a trace of deep awareness. In