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Bitilasana
Bidalasana ( sa, बिडालासन; ) or Marjariasana ( sa, मार्जरीआसन; ), both meaning Cat Pose in Sanskrit, is a kneeling asana in modern yoga as exercise. A variant with one leg held up is Vyaghrasana ( sa, व्याघ्रासन; ), Tiger Pose; a similar variant with one leg held straight out is Chakravakasana ( sa, चक्रवाकासन; ), Sunbird Pose. A variant with the back lowered is Bitilasana ( sa, बितिलासन; ), Cow Pose; this is often used as the counter-posture, and a widely used exercise is to alternate between Cat and Cow Poses repeatedly. Etymology and origins The name Bidalasana, बिडालासन, is from the Sanskrit बिडाल, ''biḍāl'', meaning "cat", and "āsana" meaning "posture" or "seat". The alternative name Marjariasana (also written Marjaryasana), मार्जरीआसन, is similarly from मार्जरी, ''mārjarī'', also meaning "cat". A similar pose was descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoga At Your Park - Bitilasana
Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of Asana, physical, mental, and Spirituality#Asian traditions, spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in History of India, ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and Śūnyatā, still the mind, Jnana, recognizing a detached Purusha, witness-consciousness untouched by the mind (''Chit (consciousness), Chitta'') and mundane suffering (''Duḥkha''). There is a wide variety of schools of yoga, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism,Stuart Ray Sarbacker, ''Samādhi: The Numinous and Cessative in Indo-Tibetan Yoga''. SUNY Press, 2005, pp. 1–2.Tattvarthasutra [6.1], see Manu Doshi (2007) Translation of Tattvarthasutra, Ahmedabad: Shrut Ratnakar p. 102. and traditional and modern yoga is practiced worldwide. Two general theories exist on the origins of yoga. The linear model holds that yoga originated in the Vedic period, as reflected in the Vedas, Vedic textual corpus, and influenced Buddhism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
