- A
backbend is a gymnastics, contortion,
dance and ice
skating move,
where the
spine is bent backwards, and
catching oneself with the hands. Throughout...
-
whether balancing is required, or by the
effect on the
spine (forward bend,
backbend, twist),
giving a set of
asana types agreed by most authors.
Mittra uses...
- the
Westernized nickname "Bridge pose"
refers to a less
rigorous supine backbend called Setu
Bandha Sarvangasana, in
which the body is
fairly straight from...
-
behind the neck or
shoulders with the
knees bent (called a
human knot).
Backbending skills such as
touching one's head to one's feet, or all the way to the...
- be standing, seated, arm-balances, twists, inversions,
forward bends,
backbends, or
reclining in
prone or
supine positions. The
asanas have been given...
-
intended pose
might be the
sitting Akarna Dhanurasana rather than this
backbend. The
account of
Dhanurasana in the 15th
century Hatha Yoga
Pradipika is...
-
ballroom position where the
first hints of the
supported backbend are introduced. The
first backbend occurs at the end of a
sequence where Astaire sends Rogers...
- body
stretched upwards in the air. The pose is
reached by
going into a
backbend with
knees on the ground. It
requires flexibility to
bring the head back...
- The drum
major backbend is an
elaborate salute performed by drum
majors in many
American university marching bands. It is
executed prior to
college football...
- ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन, romanized: Ūrdhvadhanurāsana, lit. 'Upward-Facing Bow Pose') is a
backbending asana in yoga as exercise. The one-legged
variant is
often chosen by...
