asana

[ ah-suh-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

asana

/ ˈɑːsənə /

Origin of asana¹

First recorded in 1810–15; from Sanskrit āsanam “(act of) sitting, sitting position,” from the Sanskrit root ās- “to sit, be seated”

Origin of asana¹

Sanskrit

Asana is the aspect of yoga that involves bending the body into forms; it is the yoga of wall calendars and gyms across the land.

Here is your hallowed asana- blanket, where you daily sat to fill your expanding heart with God!

Pliny certainly saw the lost writings of King Juba, and in them he met the word Asana.

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