What is commonly referred to as "yoga" can be more accurately described by the Sanskrit word asana, which refers to the practice of poses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hurriyet Dailynews] Reference

• Beware not to ever hold your breath while in an asana.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yoga for Women] Reference

They did some yoga during "Not Today," specifically the tree asana.    From Wordnik.com.  [anne-jumps Diary Entry] Reference

First and foremost, I want them to know a lot about asana practice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Susan Piver: Yoga Teachers, Teach!] Reference

From this, I learned that the first step in asana practice is precision.    From Wordnik.com.  [Susan Piver: Yoga Teachers, Teach!] Reference

To progress in asana yoga, one must steady the mind under extreme stress.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2010-05-01] Reference

"YOGA, BODY AND MIND," 45 minutes of asana work; take a mat. 6: 30-7: 30 p.m.    From Wordnik.com.  [Southern Maryland community calendar, Sept. 23 to Sept. 30] Reference

"YOGA, BODY AND MIND," 45 minutes of asana work, with cooling, breathing exercises.    From Wordnik.com.  [Southern Maryland community calendar, July 15 to July 22, 2010] Reference

If you are craving spirit and detailed asana instruction, check this woman's class out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tommy Rosen: The 33 Yoga Classes You Have to Hit If You Find Yourself in West L.A.] Reference

Dirga prananyama is a multi-purpose asana and helps in slow and deep breathing exercise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Natural Treatment for Asthma ��� Yoga] Reference

In asana, he learned to cut the link between his mind and his senses by refusing to move.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buddha]

No. 3: “Or, put another way, maybe I needed to get off my asana and smell the coffee.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [2009 May 14 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference

I've been a half-assed student which might be an asana, I'm not sure for close to 20 years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Susan Piver: Yoga Teachers, Teach!] Reference

I wanted to scream "get off your asana, or nothing will change in the direction you want it to!".    From Wordnik.com.  [Sadie Nardini: WATCH: Why Your New Year's Resolutions Won't Work -- And A Yoga Sequence To Make Them!] Reference

It is written in a very friendly tone and at the end of each ‘asana’ there is a friendly tip.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Complete Book on Yoga Exclusively for Women] Reference

"YOGA, BODY AND MIND," 45 minutes of asana work, with cooling, breathing exercises and meditation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Southern Maryland community calendar, May 6 to May 13] Reference

In a yoga asana, once we are in a pose we relax and settle into it, noticing any places of strain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anne Hill: Dreamwork for Yogis] Reference

Definition: Drishti is a point of focus where the gaze rests during asana and meditation practice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Drishti (I love this word).] Reference

"YOGA, BODY AND MIND," 45 minutes of asana work, with cooling and breathing exercises and meditation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Southern Maryland community calendar, Aug. 19-26, 2010] Reference

But in asana, the yogin is so motionless that he seems more like a statue or a plant than a human being.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buddha]

Instinctively, the boy composed himself and sat in the asana position, with straight back and crossed legs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buddha]

As I lay in my favorite asana, Supta Baddha Konasana, I connect a hand to my heart and the other to my belly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kathryn Budig: I Am Not Body, I Am Spirit] Reference

Examples of these yogic asana are Yogamudra, shalabhasana, halasana, dhanurasana, bhujangasana and paschimatasana.    From Wordnik.com.  [Natural Remedies for Curing Constipation] Reference

Whether your practice is asana, meditation, chanting, gardening, or something else, I hope it brings you back to joy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tara Stiles: Orthoskepsis: When Too Much Thinking Is A Bad Thing] Reference

There were several levels of students in the class, and Angela made sure each could amend a pose with an alternate asana.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michael Martin: Michael, Yogaholic] Reference

Meaning, it's impossible to get an asana "wrong," but it is possible to do one unsafely or just not optimally for your body.    From Wordnik.com.  [10 Things I Learned at Yoga Teacher Training] Reference

On the one hand, we normal people hardly ever get to asana in their full realization, except in illustrations and magazines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Giving Asana a Bad Name? « martinis & mantras] Reference

When I haven't listened in a while the feeling visits me less, but will come easier when I'm practicing meditation and asana.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tara Stiles: Why Yoga Needs A Rock Star] Reference

To ease out the pain, I prescribe following a regular routine of pranayama, vajra asana, sukht pawan mukt asana and tada asana.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yoga for Women] Reference

Ward-Thommes: The practices of Hatha yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism arose in different cultures during different time periods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shambhala SunSpace » Andrea Miller] Reference

Gotama was then ready for the first of the truly yogic disci­plines: asana, the physical posture that is characteristic of yoga.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buddha]

Gotama would seek out a secluded spot, sit down in the asana posture and begin the yogic exercises of ekagrata or concentra­tion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buddha]

Surya Namaskar encompasses almost each and every asana and mudra in its very basic form combined with the coordination of breathing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yoga for Women] Reference

But let's pretend the worst is true (it's not); let's pretend John Friend shepherds a bunch of mindless followers to the asana slaughter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ethan Nichtern: The Commodification of Yoga: The Perfect, the Good and the Spiritual] Reference

• While holding the asana, the count that I have referred to can be modified depending on how long you feel comfortable in that posture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yoga for Women] Reference

Practice asana, meditation and relaxation, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, South Asheville Yoga, 1378.    From Wordnik.com.  [CITIZEN-TIMES.com - News] Reference