- Etymology and origins
- Description
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
{{short description|A kneeling posture in hatha yoga}}{{IndicText}}Simhasana ({{lang-sa|सिंहासन}}; IAST: Siṁhāsana) or Lion Pose[1] is an asana. Etymology and originsThe name comes from the Sanskrit words simha (सिंह) meaning "lion", and āsana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat".[2] The posture is described in the tenth century Vimānārcanākalpa.[3] DescriptionThe asana resembles a seated lion, hence the name. The practitioner kneels as in Virasana and makes a facial expression to resemble a lion. See alsoReferences1. ^ {{cite web | url = http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/1705 | title = Yoga Journal - Lion Pose | accessdate = 2011-07-03}}
2. ^{{cite book |last=Sinha |first=S. C. |title=Dictionary of Philosophy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-zzRvh1fRzEC&pg=PA18 |date=1996 |publisher=Anmol Publications |isbn=978-81-7041-293-9 |page=18}}
3. ^{{cite book | last1=Mallinson | first1=James |author1link=James Mallinson (author) | last2=Singleton |first2=Mark |author2link=Mark Singleton (yoga teacher) | title=Roots of Yoga | publisher=Penguin Books | year=2017 | isbn=978-0-241-25304-5 | oclc=928480104 |pages=100-101}}
Further reading- {{cite book|last=Iyengar|first=B. K. S.|authorlink=B. K. S. Iyengar|title=Illustrated Light On Yoga|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pbx5AAAACAAJ|accessdate=9 April 2011|date=1 October 2005|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-81-7223-606-9}}
- {{cite book|last=Saraswati|first=Swami Janakananda|authorlink=Swami Janakananda|title=Yoga, Tantra and Meditation in Daily Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVLqCyTMFikC|accessdate=11 April 2011|date=1 February 1992|publisher=Weiser Books|isbn=978-0-87728-768-1}}
- {{cite book|last=Saraswati|first=Swami Satyananda|authorlink=Swami Satyananda Saraswati|title=Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpR1QgAACAAJ|accessdate=9 April 2011|date=1 August 2003|publisher=Nesma Books India|isbn=978-81-86336-14-4}}
- {{cite book|last=Saraswati|first=Swami Satyananda|authorlink=Swami Satyananda Saraswati|title=A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eWOrAAAACAAJ|accessdate=9 April 2011|date=January 2004|publisher=Nesma Books India|isbn=978-81-85787-08-4}}
External links- Illustrated Page
- Step by Step instruction
- [https://7pranayama.com/tadasana-steps-mountain-pose-benefits/ Tadasana]
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