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Shirshasana (Sanskrit: शीर्षासन, IAST:
śīrṣāsana)
Salamba Shirshasana, or Yoga
Headstand is an
inverted asana in
modern yoga as exercise; it was described...
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sometimes called Supta Garbhasana (Reclining
Embryo Pose). The name Dvi Pada
Sirsasana is
given to the
balancing form of the pose. In
hatha yoga, the pose was...
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modern yoga. The name J****irsasana (Sanskrit: जानु शीर्षासन; IAST: jānu
śīrṣāsana)
comes from the
Sanskrit जानु (jānu)
meaning "knee" and शीर्ष (śīrṣa)...
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prayer position. It
should not be
confused with Eka Pada
Sirsasana, a
variant of
Sirsasana (headstand).
Standing Trivikramasana has one leg stretched...
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counter asana for
various asanas and is
usually practiced before and
after Sirsasana. The name
comes from the
Sanskrit words बाल bala, "child" and आसन āsana...
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different sides of the body or
between variations on a pose (e.g., janu
sirsasana A, B, and C were done together,
followed by a vinyasa.
Likewise baddha...
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begin from
Ardha Padmasana.
Variations of
several other asanas such as
Sirsasana (yoga headstand),
Sarvangasana (shoulderstand),
Simhasana (lion pose)...
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listed for each main pose,
whether or not
there are variations. Thus for
Sirsasana (Yoga headstand), only one pose is illustrated,
although the pose can...
- with Khecharī Mudrā and Jālandhara
Bandha Viparītakaranī (as a Mudrā)
Śīrṣāsana Sarvāngāsana
There are also
special Meditations on the
Bindu Chakra. Bindudham...
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holding the head as for yoga
headstand (
Sirsasana). Alternatively,
advanced students can
enter the
asana from
Sirsasana,
arching the back,
lowering the legs...
