asana (In the Yoga system of Indian philosophy

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• Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems …   Universalium

• asana — /ah seuh neuh/, n. any of the postures in a yoga exercise. [ < Skt] * * * ▪ Yoga Sanskrit  Āsana        (“sitting posture,” “seat”), in the Yoga system of Indian philosophy, immobile bodily posture that a person assumes in an attempt to isolate… …   Universalium

• Yoga — (Sanskrit: , IAST: yóga , IPA2|joːgə) refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the goal achieved by those disciplines, and to one of the six orthodox (āstika) schools of Hindu philosophy. [ Yoga has five… …   Wikipedia

• Yoga Sutra —    The Yoga Sutra of PATANJALI outlining ASHTANGA YOGA is the earliest and most important text of the HATHA YOGA, or “posture yoga,” tradition. It is dated around the second century C.E. The SUTRA designation refers to the text style: a… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Yoga Sutras of Patanjali — This is an article about the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. For general information on sutras, see Sutra. For a list of Hindu sutras, see List of sutras. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a foundational text of Yoga. It forms part of the corpus of Sutra …   Wikipedia

• Yoga as exercise or alternative medicine — See Yoga for the family of spiritual practices that originated in India. While Yoga (Sanskrit: योग Yog , IPA2|joːgə) evolved as a spiritual practice in Hinduism, in the Modern world, a part of yoga, known as Asana, has grown popular as a form of… …   Wikipedia

• History of yoga — The History of Yoga is often emphasized to derive from prehistoric roots, and develops out of Vedic asceticism (tapas). Ideas of uniting mind, body and soul in the cosmic one find expression already in the Upanishads and the later Brahmanas (such …   Wikipedia

• Krishnamacharya's yoga — Krishnamacharya can be credited as the father of modern yoga . The origins of yoga itself are obscure in ancient history and are estimated as being somewhere between 4,000 and 8,000 years ago, but it is clear that until Krishnamacharya s era… …   Wikipedia

• Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga — Yogaschool|name=Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga of Pattabi Jois color=green bgcolor=white religious origins=Hinduism regional origins=Mysore, India founding guru=Krishnamacharya of Mysore, Satguru of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois popularity=Growing from the late… …   Wikipedia

• Nada yoga — Nāda yoga is an ancient Indian metaphysical system. It is both a philosophical system , a medicine, and as the name suggests a form of yoga. The system s theoretical and practical aspects are based on the premise that the entire cosmos and all… …   Wikipedia

• Ashtanga Yoga —    Ashtanga (eight limbed) Yoga is the system devised by PATANJALI, author of the YOGA SUTRA. As the name implies, eight practices are involved, divided into two groups. The five outer practices are YAMA, niyama, ASANA, PRANAYAMA, and pratya… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism