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| '''Dandasana''' {{lang-sa|दण्डासन}}; ]: ''Daṇḍāsana'') or '''Staff Pose'''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2480 | title=Staff Pose | publisher=] | accessdate=2011-04-09}}</ref> is a seated ] in ]. | |||
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| ==Etymology== | |||
| The name comes from the Sanskrit words दण्ड ''daṇḍā'' meaning "stick" or "staff",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ashtangayoga.info/practice/asana-vinyasa-series/primary-series-yoga-chikitsa/item/dandasana/ | title = Dandasana |publisher= Ashtanga Yoga | accessdate = 11 April 2011}}</ref> and आसन ''Āsana'' meaning "posture".<ref name="Sinha1996">{{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}}</ref> | |||
| ==Description== | |||
| The asana is entered from a seated position with the legs extended forward. The palms or the fingertips (if the palms don't reach) should be rested on the ground 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, a block may be placed underneath the sitting bones. 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. | |||
| ==Benefits== | |||
| This asana is believed <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.yogajournal.com/pose/staff-pose/|title=Staff Pose - Dandasana - Yoga Pose|date=2007-08-28|newspaper=Yoga Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.yogabasics.com/asana/staff-posture/|title=Staff Posture|newspaper=Yoga Basics|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-04}}</ref> 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== | |||
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| ==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=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 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== | |||
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Dandasana}} | |||
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