Natarajasana

lord of the dance pose
Natarajasana, Lord of the Dance Pose

Natarajasana (Sanskrit: नटराजासन, romanizedNaṭarājāsana), Lord of the Dance Pose[1] or Dancer Pose[2] is a standing, balancing, back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise.[1] It is derived from a pose in the classical Indian dance form Bharatnatyam, which is depicted in temple statues in the Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram. Nataraja, the "Dancing King", is in turn an aspect of the Hindu God Shiva, depicted in bronze statues from the Chola dynasty. The asana was most likely introduced into modern yoga by Krishnamacharya in the early 20th century, and taken up by his pupils, such as B. K. S. Iyengar, who made the pose his signature. Natarajasana is among the yoga poses often used in advertising, denoting desirable qualities such as flexibility and grace.

  1. ^ a b "Lord of the Dance Pose". Yoga Journal. 28 August 2007.
  2. ^ Swanson, Ann (2019). Science of yoga : understand the anatomy and physiology to perfect your practice. New York, New York: DK Publishing. pp. 114–117. ISBN 978-1-4654-7935-8. OCLC 1030608283.

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