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{{short description|Kneeling back-bending posture in modern yoga}}(File:Ustrasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg|thumb|Ustrasana){{Contains special characters|Indic}}Ustrasana (; IAST: Uṣṭrāsana), Ushtrasana, or Camel PoseWEB,weblink Yoga Journal - Camel Pose, 11 April 2011, is a kneeling back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise.

Etymology and origins

The name comes from the Sanskrit words उष्ट्र Uṣṭra, meaning "camel",WEB,weblink Dhanurasana, AshtangaYoga, 11 April 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110429074013weblink">weblink 29 April 2011, dead, and आसन, Asana meaning "posture" or "seat".BOOK, Sinha, S. C., Dictionary of Philosophy,weblink June 1996, Anmol Publications, 978-81-7041-293-9, 18, A different (standing) pose is given the name Ushtrasana in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi.{{sfn|Sjoman|1999|page=77; plate 9, pose 54}} The modern pose is described in the 20th century by two of Krishnamacharya's pupils, Pattabhi Jois in his Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga,{{sfn|Sjoman|1999|pages=100-101}} and B. K. S. Iyengar in his 1966 Light on Yoga.{{sfn|Iyengar|1979|pp=87-88}}

Description

File:Ardha Ustrasana - International Day of Yoga Celebration - NCSM - Kolkata 2015-06-21 7352.JPG|thumb|An International Day of Yoga class in KolkataKolkataUstrasana is a deep backward bend from a kneeling position; the completed pose has the hands on the heels.WEB, Pizer, Ann, How to Do Camel Pose (Ustrasana) in Yoga,weblink Very Well Fit, 25 April 2019, 7 February 2019, The backs of the feet may be flat on the floor, or the toes may be tucked under for a slightly less strong backbend.The pose is one of the 26 asanas in the Bikram Yoga sequence.WEB,weblink 26 Bikram Yoga Poses, Bikram Yoga Poses Guide, 25 April 2019,

Variations

The name Ardha Ustrasana, Half Camel pose, is given to two different poses. One is an easier modification with the hands on the hips;WEB, Camel pose modifications, half Camel pose for beginners, ardha ustrasana steps and benefits,weblink Vishwanti Yoga, 26 July 2019, the other has one hand on the heel on the same side, as in the full pose, and the other arm stretched back over the head.WEB, Half Camel: Ardha Ustrasana,weblink Yoga Basics, 26 July 2019, The pose can be modified by providing supports such as yoga bricks beside the calves for the hands.BOOK, Swanson, Ann, Science of yoga : understand the anatomy and physiology to perfect your practice, DK Publishing, New York, New York, 2019, 978-1-4654-7935-8, 1030608283, 76–79,

See also

• List of asanas

References

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Sources

• BOOK, Iyengar, B. K. S., B. K. S. Iyengar, 1979, 1966, (Light on Yoga, Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika), Unwin Paperbacks, 978-1855381667,
• BOOK, Sjoman, Norman E., Norman Sjoman,weblink The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace, Abhinav Publications, 1999, 1996, 81-7017-389-2,

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