Summary: Asanas

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• 1 The Five Fundamental Building Blocks/De Vijf Fundamentele Bouwstenen

• 1.1 Shavasana (Corpse Pose/Lijkhouding)

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• What does the name shavasana mean and what is the English and Dutch name for shavasana?

  Shav (corpse/dead body) asana (pose). Corpse pose and Lijkhouding.

• What can you do when people feel pain in the back?

  Take a blanket, fold it and put it under their lower back.

• Which asana can be a variation on the Shavasana?

  Supta Baddha Konasana (sleeping bound angle pose).

• 1.4 Surya Namaskara (Classical Sun Salutation/Klassieke Zonnegroet))

• What is Surya Namaskara?

  Surya Namaskara is not an asana but a series of gently flowing movements coordinated with the breath to warm up the spine and the spinal cord.

• When, how and why is Surya Namaskara traditionally practiced?

  In the morning facing away from the sun. To raise the energy in the body thus preparing it for the vigorous asana practise.

• How many times should Surya Namaskara be repeated?

  6 to 12 times.

• Where is Surya Namaskara good for?

  • Initial warm-up and stretching 
  • It gives a wide range of spinal movements that promote flexibility in the spine and the other limbs of the body.
    
  • It is especially beneficial for elderly and very stiff people because it increases flexibility of the body very quickly.

• 2 The 17 Primary Asanas/De 17 Fundamentele Asana's

• 2.1 Shirshasana (Headstand/Hoofdstand)

• What is the English and Dutch name for Shirshasana?

  Headstand and Hoofdstand.

• 2.2 Sarvangasana (Schoulderstand/Schouderstand)

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• What does Sarvangasana mean and why and that is the English and Dutch name of this asana?

  
  Sarv means "all" and any means "limbs/body parts" because it works on the whole body.Shoulderstand and Schouderstand

• Where should the weight of the feet be?

  Above the head.