Pasasana
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Pasasana (
IAST: pāśāsana) or Noose Pose is an asana
, a sitting meditation pose.
Etymology and origins
The name comes from the Sanskrit word पाश, pāśa meaning "noose" or "snare",[1] and आसन, asana meaning "posture" or "seat".[2]
The pose is described and illustrated in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi; a slightly different pose is described in the 1966 Light on Yoga.[3]
Description
In this yoga asana, the human body creates a 'noose' when the practitioner wraps their arms around their
Upaveshasana) with their hands clasped behind their back, while twisting to one side.[4]
See also
- List of asanas
- Pasini Mudra, the noose seal
References
- ^ "Pashasana". Ashtanga Yoga. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ISBN 978-81-7041-293-9.
- ISBN 81-7017-389-2.
- ^ Iyengar 1991, pp. 267–270.
Further reading
- OCLC 51315708.
External links
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