What is meant by Asanas?

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Gomathi Shankar

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In yoga, asana refers both to the place in which a practitioner (yogi if male, yogini if female) sits and the posture in which he or she sits. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali defines "asana" as "to be seated in a position that is firm, but relaxed".
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The posture (asana) for Yoga meditation should be steady, stable, and motionless, as well as comfortable, and this is the third of the eight rungs of Yoga. (sthira sukham asanam) sthira = steady, stable, motionless sukham = comfortable, ease filled asanam = meditation posture (from the root ~as,...
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The posture (asana) for Yoga meditation should be steady, stable, and motionless, as well as comfortable, and this is the third of the eight rungs of Yoga. (sthira sukham asanam) sthira = steady, stable, motionless sukham = comfortable, ease filled asanam = meditation posture (from the root ~as, which means "to sit") Steady and comfortable: The two essential characteristics of the sitting posture for meditation are that it must be: Steady, stable, motionless Comfortable, or filled with ease read less
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According to maharishi patanjali, Sthiram sukham asanam Means, jisme aapko sthirata aur sukh prapt Hoti hai, vahi asana hai..
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Asnas means a position of body on which we can stay long time with happines.
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