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Since my asana techniques increase circulation to all organs in the body and increase lung efficiency, I recommend Bikram Balance natural whole food beverage as a way to provide all the critical nutrients to oxygenate the blood and restore the acid/alkaline balance.
Bikram Choudhury

Meaning of "asana" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASANA

Sanskrit.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ASANA

asana  [ˈɑːsənə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASANA

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Asana is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Asana

Asana (/ˈɑːsənə/; listen (help·info) Sanskrit: आसन āsana 'sitting down', < आस ās 'to sit down') is a body position, typically associated with the practice of Yoga, originally identified as a mastery of sitting still. In the context of Yoga practice, asana refers to two things: the place where a practitioner (or yogin, in general usage), yogi (male), or yogini (female) sits and the manner (posture) in which he/she sits. In the Yoga sutras, Patanjali suggests that asana is "to be seated in a position that is firm, but relaxed" for extended, or timeless periods. As a repertoire of postures were promoted to exercise the body-mind over the centuries to the present day, when yoga is sought as a primarily physical exercise form, modern usage has come to include variations from lying on the back and standing on the head, to a variety of other positions. However, in the Yoga sutras, Patanjali mentions the execution of sitting with a steadfast mind for extended periods as the third of the eight limbs of Classical or Raja yoga, but does not reference standing postures or kriyās.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASANA


Adana
ˈædənə
air-conditioner
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənə
bottle-opener
ˈbɒtəlˌəʊpənə
christener
ˈkrɪsənə
commissioner
kəˈmɪʃənə
conditioner
kənˈdɪʃənə
governor
ˈɡʌvənə
hastener
ˈheɪsənə
Helena
ˈhɛlənə
listener
ˈlɪsənə
loosener
ˈluːsənə
moistener
ˈmɔɪsənə
opener
ˈəʊpənə
piecener
ˈpiːsənə
practitioner
prækˈtɪʃənə
prisoner
ˈprɪzənə
Ramayana
rɑːˈmaɪənə
softener
ˈsɒfənə
strengthener
ˈstreŋθənə
summoner
ˈsʌmənə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASANA

as yet
as you were
AS-level
as-live
As-Sirat
ASA
ASA/BS
asafetida
asafoetida
asalam-wa-leikum
Asantehene
asarabacca
asarum
ASB
Asben
asbestic
asbestiform
asbestine
asbestos
asbestos mat

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASANA

Americana
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Antisana
banana
Botswana
Dana
Diana
French Guiana
Ghana
Guiana
Guyana
Indiana
Lake Tsana
lana
Louisiana
mana
Montana
paisana
rana
Tsana

Synonyms and antonyms of asana in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «asana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASANA

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The translations of asana from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «asana» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

体位法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asana
570 millions of speakers

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asana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आसन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أسانا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

асана
278 millions of speakers

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asana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পঞ্চমুন্ড আসন
260 millions of speakers

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asana
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Asana
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アーサナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asana
85 millions of speakers
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asana
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆசனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आसन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

asan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

асана
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asana
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

asana
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

asana
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

asana
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

asana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of asana

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about asana

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2 QUOTES WITH «ASANA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word asana.
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Bikram Choudhury
Since my asana techniques increase circulation to all organs in the body and increase lung efficiency, I recommend Bikram Balance natural whole food beverage as a way to provide all the critical nutrients to oxygenate the blood and restore the acid/alkaline balance.
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Justin Rosenstein
Asana and complementary services are bringing the evolved team brain to the entire world. In great companies like Twitter, Uber, Airbnb, Foursquare, and LinkedIn, people already add information to and extract insight from these systems much the same way our hands and brain exchange signals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASANA»

Discover the use of asana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to asana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana
This valuable guide builds on what yoga teachers already know and enables them to quickly decide what might help their students move with more enjoyment and less difficulty. It helps yoga students understand how their own body functions.
Judith Lasater, 2014
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Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha
This comprehensive text provides clear illustration.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati, 2002
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Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses
Asanas collects 608 of those black-and-white photographs, each accompanied by the English name of the pose and the Sanskrit characters, brief commentary, and specific combinations for Vinyasa, Ashtanga, and Iyengar practice.
Dharma Mittra, 2012
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The Woman's Yoga Book: Asana and Pranayama for All Phases of ...
In The Woman's Yoga Book, senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Bobby Clennell offers a comprehensive program of asana (yoga poses) and pranayama (breathing techniques) designed to support menstrual health from menarche to menopause, along with ...
Bobby Clennell, 2014
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Yoga for Your Type: An Ayurvedic Approach to Your Asana Practice
This is the first book that details how to choose Yoga asanas (Yoga poses) most appropriate for your unique body type according to the five thousand year old system of Ayurvedic medicine.
Dr David Frawley, M S Sandra Summerfield Kozak, 2001
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Asana
ASANA: (Raising her voice in anger) I am not a slave girl! I was not born a slave. You should not call me a slave. I was born a free person like everybody else and given a name. My name is Asana. Do you hear that? My name is Asana! (All are ...
Bill Marshall, 2013
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Montane Foragers: Asana and the South-Central Andean Archaic
In Montane Foragers, Mark Aldenderfer builds a unique and penetrating model of montane foraging that justly shatters this traditional approach to ancient mountain populations.
Mark S. Aldenderfer, 1998
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The Love Asana
Vivan Parasher has waited patiently for revenge.
Milan Vohra, 2014
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Yoga In Daily Life
Illustrations. GomukhAsana 65 Ushtra Asana 99 Ardha Matsyendra Nauli 101 Asana 67 Chakra Asana 103 Yogamudra 69 Garuda Asana 105 Matsya Asana 71 Trikona Asana 107 Vipritakarni 73 Ushtra Asana 109 Uttanamanduka Asana 75 ...
Dr. K S Joshi, 1998
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Eros, Consciousness, and Kundalini: Deepening Sensuality ...
gas release pose vishuddha 1-5 min KI (mukta pavana-asana) bridge ajna 2-5 x KI (setu-asana) cobra, legs apart toes curled under ajna 2-5 x KI (bhujanga- asana) locust ajna 2-5x KI (salabha-asana } bow ajna 2-5 x KI, KO (dhanura- asana) ...
Stuart Sovatsky, PH. D. Sovatsky, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term asana is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sleep like a baby with these 4 simple breathing techniques
Always keep your eyes closed while performing this asana. This asana helps to achieve a sense of balance as you inhale and exhale using ... «TheHealthSite, Jul 15»
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Present Tense
There are 8 limbs to practicing yoga, and the asana, posture practice, is only one of them, a teeny little limb off the great yoga tree trunk. «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
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Yin Yoga Workshop
After you have tried it, even just once, you will realize that you have been doing only half of the asana practice! Please note: Although Yin Yoga can be gentle, ... «The Daily Voice, Jul 15»
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Here's how you can do yoga while you're travelling
POST-TRAVEL ASANA Stand erect, heels together and place both hands on your chest, fingers interlocked. Stretch your arms ahead and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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iPhone 6 iOS 8.4 Review
My other core applications include Asana, Slack, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Gmail, Hangouts, Dark Sky, Amazon, SoundCloud, Spotify, and ... «Gotta Be Mobile, Jul 15»
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Yoga asana to help you cope with cancer
Studies have shown that the practice of yoga can help cancer patients deal with the long and tedious process of treatment and remission cycles ... «TheHealthSite, Jul 15»
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Pain due to spondylitis? Try this yoga asana
Several factors such as sitting in the wrong posture, neck or spinal injury, the nature of work or even obesity can lead to spondylitis. If you have ... «TheHealthSite, Jul 15»
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Asana Medical $750000 Financing. Marc Ramer Submitted Jun 30 …
Asana Medical, Inc., Corporation just had published form D for $750,000 debt financing. This is a new filing. Asana Medical was able to ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
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Lalitgate: Congress asks silent PM Modi to move out of Lalit 'asana'
New Delhi: The Congress Party on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the controversy surrounding former IPL ... «Zee News, Jun 15»
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Yoga and the Modi asana
The success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in convincing the United Nations to declare 21 June as International Yoga Day (IYD) has two ... «The Statesman, Jun 15»

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