Malasana
The name Malasana is used for various
Traditionally, and in B. K. S. Iyengar's Light on Yoga, Malasana, or Garland Pose, is used for a squatting pose with the feet together and the back rounded with multiple hand placement variations.[3] When the hands are bound around the back this pose is called Kanchyasana ("golden belt pose").[2]
In the West, the name Malasana is also used for the regular squat pose, Upaveshasana,
Etymology
The name Malasana is from the
Description and variants
The name malasana is used for the following asanas:[1][2][7]
Upaveshasana
The name Malasana is sometimes used in the West for the regular squat pose, Upaveshasana,
Malasana I/Kanchyasana
In the first variant, also called Kanchyasana ("golden belt pose"),[2] the feet are together with the arms wrapped around the back, while the chin touches the floor.[12]
Malasana II
In the second variant, the hands wrap around the heels, and the chin touches the floor.[3][note 2]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b Iyengar 1979, p. 261-267.
- ^ a b c d Ramaswami & Krishnamacharya 2005, p. 28.
- ^ a b c Iyengar 1979, p. 266.
- ^ a b Kaminoff & Kaminoff 2013.
- ^ "spokensanskrit.de, mAlA". Archived from the original on 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
- ^ a b Iyengar 1979, p. 267.
- ^ a b Sjoman 1999, p. 27.
- ^ Iyengar 1979, p. 280-282.
- ^ Sjoman 1999, p. 40.
- ^ "Garland Pose". Yoga Journal. 28 August 2007.
- ^ "Tiptoe Pose: Prapadasana". Yoga Basics. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Iyengar 1979, p. 262-266.
Sources
- Iyengar, B. K. S. (1979). Light on Yoga. Unwin Paperbacks.
- Kaminoff, Leslie; Kaminoff, Matthew (2013). Yoga-Anatomie: Ihr Begleiter durch die Asanas, Bewegungen und Atemtechniken. Riva Verlag.
- ISBN 978-1-56924-402-9.
- ISBN 978-81-7017-389-2.