Chakrasana
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Chakrasana or Wheel Pose (Sanskrit: चक्रासन IAST: Chakrāsana) is a yoga asana. It is part of the finishing sequence of the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga and is a backwards somersault into Chaturanga Dandasana
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[edit] Etymology
The name comes from the Sanskrit words Chakra (चक्र, Cakra) meaning "wheel",[1] and Asana (आसन, Āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat".[2][3][4]
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- ^ "Chakrasana - AshtangaYoga.info". http://www.ashtangayoga.info/practice/asana-vinyasa-series/primary-series-yoga-chikitsa/item/chakrasana/. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Sinha, S.C. (1 June 1996). Dictionary of Philosophy. Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.. p. 18. ISBN 9788170412939. http://books.google.com/books?id=-zzRvh1fRzEC&pg=PA18. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Kaul, H. Kumar (1 July 1993). Yoga and drug addiction. B.R. Pub. Corp.. p. 92. ISBN 9788170187424. http://books.google.com/books?id=e_3aAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ (in English) (flv) Chakrasana. YogaBody Naturals. 20 October 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D5f57suQjQ. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
[edit] Further reading
- Iyengar, B. K. S. (1 October 2005). Illustrated Light On Yoga. HarperCollins. ISBN 9788172236069. http://books.google.com/books?id=pbx5AAAACAAJ. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (1 August 2003). Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha. Nesma Books India. ISBN 9788186336144. http://books.google.com/books?id=YpR1QgAACAAJ. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (January 2004). A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya. Nesma Books India. ISBN 9788185787084. http://books.google.com/books?id=eWOrAAAACAAJ. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
[edit] External links
- Dr Rao G., Nanduri; Prof. M. Venkata Reddy. "Asanas Based On Simple Standing Positions". PersonalMD. http://www.personalmd.com/news/yoga6_81200.shtml. Retrieved 2006-12-16..
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