Yogasana

Yogasana, generally referred to as asana, is the third limb integral to ashtanga yog. Asanas are usually understood as postures and all the translations of yogic texts refer to asana as posture, which is a flawed concept. Basically, yogasana is yog­asana. Therefore, asana must essentially be Yog. The term asana etymologically and lexicographically means ‘seat’ or ‘seating’. The implication is that whether the physique is in standing or supine or prone or inverted or even in a seemingly contorted pose, it must be a seat for consciousness or mind stuff or the entire constitution of ‘I’, ‘me’ and ‘mine’ in the embodiment. The definition of asana, which occurs in the second chapter of the Yog Sutras,