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| '''Dandasana''' ({{IPA-sa|dəɳɖɑːsənə|IPA}} {{respell|dahn|DAH|sah-nah}};<ref>{{cite book | |||
| |last1=Budilovsky | |||
| |first1=Joan | |||
| |last2=Adamson | |||
| |first2=Eve | |||
| |title=The complete idiot's guide to yoga | |||
| |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=b5pE8-Oyly0C | |||
| |accessdate=11 April 2011 | |||
| |edition=2 | |||
| |year=2000 | |||
| |publisher=Penguin | |||
| |isbn=978-0-02-863970-3 | |||
| |page=196}}</ref> {{lang-sa|दण्डासन}}; ]: ''Daṇḍāsana'') or '''Staff Pose'''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2480 | title = Yoga Journal - Staff Pose | accessdate = 2011-04-09}}</ref> is an ]. | |||
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| ==Etymology== | |||
| The name comes from the Sanskrit words ''Danda'' (दन्द, Danda) meaning "stick",<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ashtangayoga.info/practice/asana-vinyasa-series/primary-series-yoga-chikitsa/item/dandasana/ | title = Dandasana - AshtangaYoga.info | accessdate = 2011-04-11}}</ref> and ''Asana'' (आसन, Āsana) meaning "posture".<ref name="Sinha1996">{{cite book|last=Sinha|first=S.C.|title=Dictionary of Philosophy|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-zzRvh1fRzEC&pg=PA18|accessdate=9 April 2011|date=1 June 1996|publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.|isbn=978-81-7041-293-9|page=18}}</ref> | |||
| ==Description== | |||
| The foundation of all seated ] asanas - forward bends and twists. | |||
| To achieve this asana, begin in a seated position with the legs extended forward. The palms or the fingertips (if the palms don't reach) should be rested on either side of the body. The upper-body should be extending upward through the crown of the head, and the back should be completely perpendicular to the ground (as though sitting against a wall). If this is not possible, one may want to use a block underneath one's sitting bones to reduce the intensity in the hamstring muscles. The entire core should be engaged and ujjayi breath active throughout this asana. The legs should be squeezing together, and the toes should be pointing inwards toward the body. It may even be possible to create space between the heels and the ground by activating the leg muscles. | |||
| This asana is usually followed by ] (forward fold). | |||
| ==Benefits== | |||
| This asana is believed{{Citation needed|reason=feb 2010|date=February 2010}} to help improve digestion, prevent sciatic pain, stretch and activate the muscles of the legs, and prevent tiredness in the feet and calf-muscles. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| {{Portal|Yoga}} | |||
| *] | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==Further reading== | |||
| *{{cite book|last=Iyengar|first=B. K. S.|authorlink=B. K. S. Iyengar|title=Illustrated Light On Yoga|url=http://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 Satyananda|authorlink=Swami Satyananda Saraswati|title=Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha|url=http://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=http://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== | |||
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