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Sarvangasana (Sanskrit: सर्वाङ्गासन, romanized:
sarvāṅgāsana),
Shoulder stand, or more
fully Salamba Sarvangasana (Supported
Shoulder stand), is an inverted...
- Setu
Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana (Sanskrit: सेतु बन्ध सर्वाङ्गासन),
Shoulder supported bridge or
simply Bridge, also
called Setu Bandhāsana, is an
inverted back-bending...
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emphasises the
inversion poses,
headstand (Sirsasana) and
shoulderstand (
Sarvangasana), more than
other styles, "insist[ing] on a yoga
blanket to
prevent overstretching...
- pose, c. 1928.
Photograph by John de
Mirjian The pose is
entered from
Sarvangasana (shoulderstand),
lowering the back
slightly for balance, and
moving the...
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Dhanurasana (upward bow), Setu
Bandhasana (bridge), legs up the wall,
Sarvangasana (shoulderstand),
Halasana (plough),
Urdhva Paschimottanasana (upward-facing...
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Variations of
several other asanas such as
Sirsasana (yoga headstand),
Sarvangasana (shoulderstand),
Simhasana (lion pose),
Matsyasana (fish pose), and Gorakshasana...
- "Bridge pose"
refers to a less
rigorous supine backbend called Setu
Bandha Sarvangasana, in
which the body is
fairly straight from
knees to shoulders, and most...
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where one is
upside down. This can
include the
asanas of
shoulder stand (
Sarvangasana),
headstand (Sirsasana), or
handstand (Adho
Mukha Vrksasana). In the...
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practitioner rather than to
provide support. For example, in
Iyengar Yoga,
Sarvangasana,
shoulder stand, can be
practised under suitable supervision with the...
- "stage in the
execution of an asana". For example, in Yoga
Makaranda the
Sarvangasana sequence is
introduced with the
words "This has 12
vinyasas [stages]...
