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Asana MODULE-5
Yogic Practices

20.4 CLASSIFICATION OF ASANAS

The Asanas may be classified in following categories mainly:

1. Meditative Asanas
2. Forward bending Asanas

3. Backward bending Asanas
4. Side Bending Asanas Note

5. Inverted Asanas
6. Twisting Asanas

7. Balancing Asanas
8. Relaxing Asans

Meditative Asans:

The aim of all Asanas are to make one capable of sitting in a meditative
asans for longer period of time steadily with ease. There are three-four types
of meditative Asanas like Sukhasana, Padmasana, Siddhasana, Swastik
Asans etc.

Forward bending Asanas:

There are many forward bending Asanas like Janushirasana,
Pashchimottanasana, Padahastasana, Yog mudra, Mandook Asana,
Padprasara Pashchimottanasana etc.

Backward bending Asanas:

There are many Backward bending Asanas like Ushtrasana, Sarpasana,
Bhujangasana, Matsyasana, Chakrasana, Rajkapotasana, Dhanurasana etc.

Side bending Asanas

There are many Side bending Asanas like Side bending, Tiryak Tadasana,
Trikonasana etc.

Inverted Asanas

There are many Inverted Asanas like Vipreetakarni Asana, Sarvangasana,
Shirshasana, Vrishchikasana, Hand Stand Asana etc.

Twisting Asanas

There are many Twisting Asanas like Meruvakrasana, Ardhamatsyendrasan,
Vakrasana, Katichakrasana, Markatasana etc.

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