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Origin Of Asana Names
Lots of the
Asanas have animal names, such as the fish posture and the cobra
posture. It's because yogis devised their Asanas partly by observing how natural
tendencies work within the wild. When animals are sick they would only eat
certain herbs and grasses. Similarly, they'd stretch and contract muscle tissue
in varied postures instinctively.
Yogis additionally noticed how animals relaxed. Cats, particularly, are
specialists in relaxation. On awakening from sleep, they instinctively stretch,
arch the spine in each instructions and then relax.
Asanas are also primarily based on a sound data of human anatomy and physiology.
Yogis knew that putting the body in sure positions would stimulate specific
nerves, organs and glands. For example, the shoulder-stand posture causes the
blood to be directed by gravity to the thyroid gland, and the tucking in of the
chin causes a gently squeezing motion on the gland. These two actions have a
profound effect on the thyroid gland.
