Shirshasana (Sanskrit: शीर्षासन, IAST: śīrṣāsana) Salamba Shirshasana, or Yoga Headstand is an inverted asana in modern yoga as exercise; it was described...

sometimes called Supta Garbhasana (Reclining Embryo Pose). The name Dvi Pada Sirsasana is given to the balancing form of the pose. In hatha yoga, the pose was...

modern yoga. The name Janusirsasana (Sanskrit: जानु शीर्षासन; IAST: jānu śīrṣāsana) comes from the Sanskrit जानु (jānu) meaning "knee" and शीर्ष (śīrṣa)...

prayer position. It should not be confused with Eka Pada Sirsasana, a variant of Sirsasana (headstand). Standing Trivikramasana has one leg stretched...

counter asana for various asanas and is usually practiced before and after Sirsasana. The name comes from the Sanskrit words बाल bala, "child" and आसन āsana...

different sides of the body or between variations on a pose (e.g., janu sirsasana A, B, and C were done together, followed by a vinyasa. Likewise baddha...

listed for each main pose, whether or not there are variations. Thus for Sirsasana (Yoga headstand), only one pose is illustrated, although the pose can...

begin from Ardha Padmasana. Variations of several other asanas such as Sirsasana (yoga headstand), Sarvangasana (shoulderstand), Simhasana (lion pose)...

Accomplished Reclining HYP 1:34 15th C. Shavasana Corpse Inverted HY 11th C. Sirsasana Yoga headstand Balancing VS 13th C. Kukkutasana Cockerel Forward bend...

with Khecharī Mudrā and Jālandhara Bandha Viparītakaranī (as a Mudrā) Śīrṣāsana Sarvāngāsana There are also special Meditations on the Bindu Chakra. Bindudham...