Health / Yoga Glossary

Sideways Hand-Big Toe (Anantasana): A lying pose. Lie down and roll over on your right side. Bend your right arm at the elbow and support your head with your hand. Expend the opposite arm and leg up to the ceiling, holding you . . . View Full Definition

Simple Twist (Bharadvajasana): A twist pose. From kneeling position, rotate your upper body to one side. Keep one arm straight and hold it with the other.

Single Leg Raises: A lying pose. Lie flat on the floor. Raise one leg straight towards your head. Hold this leg with both hands and touch it to your chin.

Sirshasana : Inverted pose - the 'headstand' in which the body is inverted and balanced on the crown of the head.

Soham : Represents a mantra in meditation; literally means, 'I am That'. Represents the Psychic sound with the sound 'so' during inhalation and 'ham' during exhalation.

Soma Chakra : Sixteen petalled chakra situated above ajna and manas chakras.

Spread Leg Forward Fold (Upavista Konasana): A seated pose. Sitting, spread the legs as wide as possible. Lower your upper body down until it touches the floor between legs. Arms should be kept straight, close to your ears.

Standing Forward Bend (Uttanasana): A standing pose. Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Extend your body and arms forward until your hands touch your feet.

Standing Side Stretch (Ardha Chandrasana I): A standing pose. From Mountain pose, raise one arm against your ear and curve your body in the same direction.

Sukhasana : A comfortable meditative pose; also called the 'easy pose' or simply the cross-legged pose.

Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar): A warm-up pose. A series of 12 postures practiced in a flowing sequence: 1. Mountain Pose - Stand straight with your feet together. 2. Hands Up - Inhale and extend your arms up and arch the . . . View Full Definition

Surya Bheda Pranayama : Breathing technique in which inhalation is done through the right nostril ; increases vitality.

Sushumna Nadi : Main energy channel in yoga, in the centre of the spinal cord through which kundalini shakti flows.

Sutra Neti : Yogic technique to cleanse the nasal passage using a special thread.

Swadhisthana Chakra : Second chakra in the spinal column, above the mooladhara.

Swan (Hamsasana): A kneeling pose. Kneel and place the palms flat on the floor with the fingers pointed towards your toes. Bring the wrists and forearms together so that they touch. In the final position, all . . . View Full Definition

Swastikasana : Auspicious pose - meditative posture similar to siddhasana.

Tadasana : Palm tree pose - standing posture.

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