Definitions for asana
ˈɑ sə nəasana

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1. asananoun

   (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)

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1. asananoun

   A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.

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1. Asana

   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 yoga as exercise, to any type of position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali define "asana" as "[a position that] is steady and comfortable". Patanjali mentions the ability to sit for extended periods as one of the eight limbs of his system. Asanas are also called yoga poses or yoga postures in English. The 10th or 11th century Goraksha Sataka and the 15th century Hatha Yoga Pradipika identify 84 asanas; the 17th century Hatha Ratnavali provides a different list of 84 asanas, describing some of them. In the 20th century, Indian nationalism favoured physical culture in response to colonialism. In that environment, pioneers such as Yogendra, Kuvalayananda, and Krishnamacharya taught a new system of asanas (incorporating systems of exercise as well as traditional hatha yoga). Among Krishnamacharya's pupils were influential Indian yoga teachers including Pattabhi Jois, founder of Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, and B.K.S. Iyengar, founder of Iyengar yoga. Together they described hundreds more asanas, revived the popularity of yoga, and brought it to the Western world. Many more asanas have been devised since Iyengar's 1966 Light on Yoga which described some 200 asanas. Hundreds more were illustrated by Dharma Mittra. Asanas were claimed to provide both spiritual and physical benefits in medieval hatha yoga texts. More recently, studies have provided evidence that they improve flexibility, strength, and balance; to reduce stress and conditions related to it; and specifically to alleviate some diseases such as asthma and diabetes.Asanas have appeared in culture for many centuries. Religious Indian art depicts figures of the Buddha, Jain tirthankaras, and Shiva in lotus position and other meditation seats, and in the "royal ease" position, lalitasana. With the popularity of yoga as exercise, asanas feature commonly in novels and films, and sometimes also in advertising.

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1. asana

   Asana is a term used in yoga, which refers to a physical posture or pose. It is one of the eight limbs of yoga and is used in yoga practice to improve strength, flexibility, and balance. Asanas can also have meditative qualities, helping to promote concentration and mindfulness.

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1. Asana

   Asana is a body position, typically associated with the practice of Yoga, originally identified as a mastery of sitting still. In the context of Yoga practice, asana refers to two things: the place where a practitioner, yogi, or yogini sits and the manner in which he/she sits. In the Yoga sutras, Patanjali suggests that asana is "to be seated in a position that is firm, but relaxed" for extended, or timeless periods. As a repertoire of postures were promoted to exercise the body-mind over the centuries, to the present day when yoga is sought as a primarily physical exercise form, modern usage has come to include variations from lying on the back and standing on the head, to a variety of other positions. However, in the Yoga sutras, Patanjali mentions the execution of sitting with a steadfast mind for extended periods as the third of the eight limbs of Classical or Raja yoga, but does not reference standing postures or kriyās. Yoga practitioners who seek the "simple" practice of chair-less sitting generally find it impossible or surprisingly grueling to sit still for the traditional minimum of one hour, some of them then dedicating their practice to sitting asana and the sensations and mind-states that arise and evaporate in extended sits.

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1. Asana

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1. Sanaa

2. anasa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of asana in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of asana in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of asana in a Sentence

1. Jacinta Brinsley:

   This is any kind of yoga where asana — postures and movement — are the main focus, most yoga classes that are delivered in gyms or studios today in Western society would fit this criteria. The most common styles would be : Vinyasa, Iyengar, Ashtanga and Power Yoga.

2. Purvi Raniga:

   Yoga Practice gives us internal strength and resilience. Each breath taken during uncomfortable Asana forces us to observe our own internal resistance and hence the practice helps us to master our internal resilience.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=asana
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Asana
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asana
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=asana
6. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/asana
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=asana