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    Siddhasana (Sanskrit: सिद्धासन; IAST: siddhāsana) or Accomplished Pose is an ancient seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise suitable for...
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    giving 84 in all, although it mentions and describes only two in detail: Siddhasana and Padmasana. The number 84 is symbolic rather than literal, indicating...
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    Muktasana is now given to a variant of Siddhasana with one foot in front of the other, but has also been used for Siddhasana and other cross-legged meditation...
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    varied. The 15th century Hatha Yoga Pradipika called it a synonym of Siddhasana, where one of the heels presses the root of the penis; according to Yoga-Mimamsa...
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    These include Padmasana (full lotus), Ardha Padmasana (half lotus), Siddhasana or Muktasana (also called Burmese posture, sitting with the knees on the...
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    Garudasana, Shashankasana (also called Balasana, child or hare pose) and Siddhasana); nosetip gazing, or Nasikagra Drishti; specific pranayamas; and most...
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  • one's eating and drinking habits) as the best personal restraint, and Siddhasana as the foremost of Asanas in verse 1.40. Buddhist commentary from the...
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    Date Evidence supplied 2 Goraksha Shataka 10th-11th century Describes Siddhasana, Padmasana; a "symbolic" 84 claimed 4 Shiva Samhita 15th century 4 seated...
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    integral part of asanas. According to section 1.38 of Haṭha yoga pradipika, Siddhasana is the most suitable and easiest posture to learn breathing exercises...
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  • physiology and names 84 different asanas. It teaches only four of the asanas: siddhasana, padmasana, paschimottanasana, and svastikasana. Mallinson states that...
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    John de Mirjian of Agniel sitting with eyes closed for meditation in Siddhasana, reclining in Supta Virasana, and inverted in Halasana, in each case dressed...
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    Vrikshasana, Natarajasana, Trivikramasana, Ananda Tandavasana, Padmasana, Siddhasana, Kaka Asana, Vrishchikasana and others. Rea, Shiva (28 August 2007). "The...
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    equipment, and holidays. The ancient, cross-legged lotus position and Siddhasana are widely-recognised symbols of yoga. The United Nations General Assembly...
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    Vrikshasana, Natarajasana, Trivikramasana, Ananda Tandavasana, Padmasana, Siddhasana, Kaka Asana, Vrishchikasana and others. Iyengar 1979, pp. 101–102. Mehta...
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    Vrikshasana, Natarajasana, Trivikramasana, Ananda Tandavasana, Padmasana, Siddhasana, Kaka Asana, Vrishchikasana and others. James C. Harle (1994). The Art...
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    mentions 84 asanas taught by Shiva, stating four of these as most important: Siddhasana (accomplished), Padmasana (lotus), Simhasana (lion), and Bhadrasana (glorious)...
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    Yogendra Gujarati: યોગેન્દ્ર Yogendra in his early years, sitting in Siddhasana Personal Born Manibhai Haribhai Desai (1897-11-18)18 November 1897 Surat...
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    Baddha Koṇāsana Bharadvajasana Coccydynia Right to sit Flandrin pose Siddhasana Sitting disability Sitting on one's haunches Biswas, A; Oh, PI; Faulkner...
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    Utkata Pascimottanasana, Parvatasana (or Halasana), Shivasana, Vajrasana, Siddhasana, Baddha Padmasana, Kukkutasana, Gomukhasana, Mayurasana, Kurmakasana,...
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  • Bronze figure of a Kashmiri in Meditation by Malvina Hoffman (1885–1966). The yoga posture shown is siddhasana....
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    Vrikshasana, Natarajasana, Trivikramasana, Ananda Tandavasana, Padmasana, Siddhasana, Kaka Asana, Vrishchikasana and others. Goldberg, Elliott (2016). The...
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    Statue of Patañjali seated in a meditation asana, Siddhasana...
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    Yogacintamani describes 34 asanas including kukkutasana, mayurasana, and siddhasana, while variations in some manuscripts add another 84, mentioning most...
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  • seated asanas used for meditation, including the ancient Padmasana and Siddhasana, both of which appear twice in the set of illustrations. The number 84...
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    Vrikshasana, Natarajasana, Trivikramasana, Ananda Tandavasana, Padmasana, Siddhasana, Kaka Asana, Vrishchikasana and others. Mallinson, James; Singleton, Mark...
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  • yoga for the beginner commencing on pranayama (breathing exercises) – Siddhasana, Padmasana, Simhasana and Bhadrasana. The detailed procedure and the setting...
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  • Siddhāsana, from the 15th century Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā 1:35 Press one heel against the perineum, fix the other foot above the penis and firmly place the...
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    bondage, suggesting that a yogin should listen to his inner voice in Siddhasana. A yogin, at the start of practice, concentrates inwardly hearing one...
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  • took on the meditation asanas, the most important being the cross-legged siddhasana and padmasana, though he also learnt other meditation seats, muktasana...
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    embryo in the womb pose. It mentions also the seated asanas Padmasana and Siddhasana. Among other practices, it describes the khecarī mudrā, the elongation...
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