Sarvangasana
[2][3][4] The name comes from the Sanskrit सालम्ब Salamba, "supported", सर्वाङ्ग Sarvāṅga, "all limbs", i.e. "the whole body",[5] and आसन Āsana, "posture"," position", or "seat".[13][14] Iyengar devoted a whole page of Light on Yoga to the beneficial effects of Sarvangasana, claiming that the pose is "one of the greatest boons conferred on humanity by our ancient sages",[15] calling it "the Mother of asanas"[15] and "a panacea for most common ailments."[15] He asserted that the pose had a direct effect on the thyroid and parathyroid glands, explaining that the chin lock increased their blood supply.[15] The soothing of the nerves in turn, he wrote, relieved hypertension, irritation, shortness of temper, nervous breakdown, and insomnia.[16][17] Iyengar advised against the pose for people with high blood pressure,[15] for whom he recommended halasana instead, as in his view it brought similar benefits.
Sanskritromanizedyoga as exercisehatha yogalotus positionViparita KaraniJoga PradipikaŚiva SaṃhitāHaṭha Yoga PradīpikāGheraṇḍa SaṃhitāDattātreyayogaśāstraHalasanaKarnapidasanaIyengar Yogausing propson a strong and stable chairbolsterB. K. S. IyengarLight on YogathyroidparathyroidSirsasanaPadmasanaList of asanasYoga JournalBernard, TheosIyengar, B. K. S.Light on Yoga: Yoga DipikaUnwin PaperbacksJain, AndreaSelling Yoga : from Counterculture to Pop cultureOxford University PressDorling KindersleyMallinson, JamesSingleton, MarkRoots of YogaPenguin BooksNewcombe, SuzanneEquinox PublishingAsanasDrishtiPranayamaSun SalutationVinyasaYoga as therapyAnjaneyasana (crescent moon)Bidalasana (cat)/Bitilasana (cow)Bhujangasana (cobra)Chakrasana (wheel) or Urdhva Dhanurasana (upward bow)Viparita Dandasana (inverted staff)Kapotasana (pigeon)Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (king pigeon)Ushtrasana (camel)Ashtavakrasana (8-angled)Bakasana (crane) or Kakasana (crow)Koundinyasana (the sage Kaundinya)Kukkutasana (cockerel)Mayurasana (peacock)Tittibhasana (firefly)Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward dog)Adho Mukha Vrkshasana (handstand)Halasana (plough)Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge)Shirshasana (headstand)Viparita Karani (legs up the wall)Vrischikasana (scorpion)Anantasana (Vishnu's couch)Ashtanga Namaskara (eight-limbed)Bhekasana (frog)Chaturanga Dandasana (low plank)Dhanurasana (bow)Jathara Parivartanasana (belly twist)Makarasana (crocodile)Matsyasana (fish)Shalabhasana (locust)Shavasana (corpse)Vasishtasana (side plank)Yoganidrasana (yogic sleep)MeditationBaddha Konasana (cobbler)Gomukhasana (cow face)Gorakshasana (cowherd)Padmasana (lotus)Siddhasana (accomplished)Simhasana (lion)Vajrasana (thunderbolt)Bharadvajasana (the sage Bharadvaja)Marichyasana (the sage Marichi)Matsyendrasana (the sage Matsyendra, lord of the fishes)Pashasana (noose)Akarna Dhanurasana (shooting bow)Balasana (child)Garbha Pindasana (embryo in womb)Hanumanasana (monkey)Kraunchasana (heron)Kurmasana (tortoise)Malasana (garland)Mandukasana (frog)Mulabandhasana (root lock)Navasana (boat)Paschimottanasana (seated forward bend)Samakonasana (split)Virasana (hero)StandingParighasana (gate)Parshvottanasana (intense side stretch)Prasarita Padottanasana (wide stance forward bend)Tadasana (mountain)Trikonasana (triangle)Utkatasana (powerful)Uttanasana (standing forward bend)Utthita Parshvakonasana (sideways)Virabhadrasana (warrior)Ardha Chandrasana (half moon)Durvasasana (the sage Durvasa)Garudasana (eagle)Natarajasana (lord of the dance)Utthita Padangusthasana (standing big toe hold)Vrikshasana (tree)Standing asanasDownward dogMeditation seatsTree poseWarriorNamasteVinyāsa