asana
Held body shape
An asana is a yoga posture or pose.
The word comes from Sanskrit meaning "seat" or "sitting," reflecting yoga's meditative origins, but modern practice includes standing, balancing, and inverted poses.
She held the asana for five breaths.
Asana names often end in this suffix: shavasana, savasana.
Correct relative positioning
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- postureBody position, alignment
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
warrior · cobra · lotus · pigeon · plank · triangle · corpse · headstand
Pull to extend
- strengthPower to exert force
- coreCentral essential portion
- musclesContractile body tissue
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
mobility · endurance · warm-up · tension · extension · lengthening · suppleness · limberness
Physical yoga discipline
- ashtangaEight-limbed yoga system
- kundaliniDormant spinal life force
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
mat · sequence · namaste · om · shanti · yogi · yogini · studio
Correct relative positioning
joints · muscles · tendons · ligaments · biomechanics · proprioception · engagement · rotation
Complete lack of motion
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- focusConcentrated attention point
centering · grounding · calm · breath · seated · lotus · relaxation · introspection
Aphoristic teaching verses
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
- tapasSpanish appetizer assortment
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- postureBody position, alignment
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
stance · warrior · cobra · lotus · pigeon · plank · triangle · corpse · headstand · backbend
stretch
Pull to extend
flexibility · mobility · endurance · warm-up · tension · extension · lengthening · suppleness · limberness · body
hatha
Physical yoga discipline
practice · mat · sequence · namaste · om · shanti · yogi · yogini · studio · class
alignment
Correct relative positioning
pelvis · joints · muscles · tendons · ligaments · biomechanics · proprioception · engagement · rotation · flexion
stillness
Complete lack of motion
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
focus · centering · grounding · calm · breath · seated · lotus · relaxation · introspection · presence
sutras
Aphoristic teaching verses
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
- tapasSpanish appetizer assortment
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
practice · liberation · union
- yogapranayama, yoga class, yoga pose, poses, postures
- yoga posesdownward dog, tree pose, child's pose, warrior pose, cobra pose
- Hindu spiritualityatman, moksha, karma, dharma, yoga
- HinduismVishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Ganesh, Ganesha
- Sanskrit WordsSanskrit, Veda, Vedas, Vedic, atman
- Yoga Limbspranayama, samadhi
asanavinyasa
Breath-synchronized yoga movements
flow · dynamic movement · cardio · dance · running
asanasavasana
Supine relaxation posture
collapse · slump · slouch · sprawl · relaxation
asanaweightlifting
Sport of hoisting barbells
sprinting · HIIT · CrossFit · powerlifting · plyometrics