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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

References

  1. ^ "Pashasana". Ashtanga Yoga. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ISBN 978-81-7041-293-9
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  3. ISBN 81-7017-389-2
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  4. ^ Iyengar 1991, pp. 267–270.

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