YOGA-ASANAS
This is the third limb of the Astanga Yoga. Patanajali defines asana as,
‘Sthira sukhamasanam’
Asana is the posture, which is steady and comfortable. According to classical texts there are totally 84 million asanas.
‘Tato dvandvanabhighatah’
For gaining the stability of the body and mind the practice of asana is required. To get mastery over asana requires long time. By the regular practice of asana the dualities the body and mind are removed. In asanas there are four parts, they are
· Svasa: The rhythem of breathing should proper while practicing asana.
· Vinyasa: The placement of body parts properly in a particular position with move ment is Vinyasa.
· Sthiti: Staying in a particular and breathing according to ones limit is called Sthiti.
· Drsti: Gauzing at a particular point to concentrate the mind is called Drsti.
For getting the results of asana one has to follow the above 4 parts
