Dehalyullanghanasana, Dehali-ullanghana-asana, Dehalyullaṅghanāsana: 1 definition

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Dehalyullaṅghanāsana (देहल्युल्लङ्घनासन) is the name of an āsana (posture) described in the Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati (86).—Accordingly, “Join the hands, put both feet inside them and then take them out and in by jumping. This is jumping-across-the-threshold (dehalyullaṅghanāsana)”.

The Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati is an 17th-century text in Sanskrit dealing with haṭha-yoga, and is also known by the name of its author, Kapālakuruṇṭaka. The text describes 112 āsanas (e.g., dehalī-ullaṅghana-āsana) usually based on animal movement.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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