Gomukhasana
Gomukhasana
Gomukhasana (goh-moo-KHA-sah-nah[1]; Sanskrit: गोमुखासन; IAST: Gomukhāsana) or Cow Face Pose[2] is an asana.
Etymology
The name comes from the Sanskrit words Gow (गो, Go) meaning "cow", Mukha (मुख, mukha) meaning "face" or "mouth",[3] and Asana (आसन, Āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat".[4]
The word Go also means "light", so gomukh may refer to the light in or of the head, or lightness of the head. The asana gets its name because the thighs and calves of the person performing it resemble a cow's face, wide at one end and tapering toward the other.
Anatomical Focus
This asana stretches several parts of the body simultaneously, including ankles, thighs, hips, chest, neck, arms and hands.
Gallery
This is a variation
See also
References
- ↑ Budilovsky, Joan; Adamson, Eve (2000). The complete idiot's guide to yoga (2 ed.). Penguin. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-02-863970-3. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ↑ "Yoga Journal - Cow Face Pose". Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ↑ "Gomukhasana A - AshtangaYoga.info". Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ↑ Sinha, S.C. (1 June 1996). Dictionary of Philosophy. Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7041-293-9. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
Further reading
- Iyengar, B. K. S. (1 October 2005). Illustrated Light On Yoga. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-81-7223-606-9. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (1 August 2003). Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha. Nesma Books India. ISBN 978-81-86336-14-4. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (January 2004). A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya. Nesma Books India. ISBN 978-81-85787-08-4. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
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