Asana Related Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
Q
Adho
A
Downward
2
Q
Anga
A
The body
3
Q
Angusta
A
The big toe
4
Q
Ardha
A
Half
5
Q
Asana
A
Posture or pose
6
Q
Ashtanga
A
The eight limbs of yoga described by Patanjali
7
Q
Baddha
A
Bound
8
Q
Bandha
A
An energy lock or seal
9
Q
Bhuja
A
The arm or shoulder
10
Q
Chakra
A
A wheel or circle
11
Q
Chandra
A
Moon
12
Q
Drishti
A
Gaze
13
Q
Eka
A
One
14
Q
Hasta
A
The hand
15
Q
Hatha
A
Force; yoga of effort
16
Q
Janu
A
The knee
17
Q
Karna
A
The ear
18
Q
Kona
A
Angle or split
19
Q
Mukha
A
The mouth or face
20
Q
Padha
A
The foot or leg
21
Q
Parivritta
A
Revolved, turned around
22
Q
Parsva
A
Side, lateral
23
Q
Pascima
A
The West
24
Q
Prasarita
A
Spread out, stretched out
25
Purva
The East
26
Sirsa
The head
27
Supta
Sleeping, reclined
28
Surya
The sun
29
Urdhva
Raised, elevated
30
Uttana
An intense stretch
31
Utthita
Raised up, extended
32
Viparita
Inversion
