WHAT IS YOGA POSTURE ?
Yoga postures are usually called Asanas, which are included as the third limb in Astanga Yoga. In most Indian languages, the word literally means “seats”. These postures aim to improve one’s physical and mental flexibility and firmness, to calm, purify and energize the body and mind and to destroy disease and death. These efforts help to direct the mind towards one pointed-ness without distractions or interruption, and to calm and steady the wandering mind in the next stage limbs of Astanga Yoga. One of the most ancient of all Yoga scripts “Tirumantiram” says “Asanas constitute one hundred and twenty six and more, eight among them are rated most high. They are Swastikasana, Padmasana, Bhadrasana, Simhasana, Gomukhasana, Sirasana, Veerasana and Sukhasana”. All these main eight Asanas are in sitting Postures, which are ideal for the meditation processes.
Yoga postures are usually called Asanas, which are included as the third limb in Astanga Yoga. In most Indian languages, the word literally means “seats”. These postures aim to improve one’s physical and mental flexibility and firmness, to calm, purify and energize the body and mind and to destroy disease and death. These efforts help to direct the mind towards one pointed-ness without distractions or interruption, and to calm and steady the wandering mind in the next stage limbs of Astanga Yoga. One of the most ancient of all Yoga scripts “Tirumantiram” says “Asanas constitute one hundred and twenty six and more, eight among them are rated most high. They are Swastikasana, Padmasana, Bhadrasana, Simhasana, Gomukhasana, Sirasana, Veerasana and Sukhasana”. All these main eight Asanas are in sitting Postures, which are ideal for the meditation processes.
