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Cakrāsana
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Cakrāsana

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Also known as Urdva Dhanurasana, Upward-Facing Bow Pose, back bridge, Chakrasana

thumb|right|Chakrasana Chakrasana () or Urdhva Dhanurasana () is a backbending asana in yoga as exercise. The one-legged variant is often chosen by yoga practitioners who wish to advertise themselves.

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  • Etymology and origins
  • Description
  • Variations
  • Learning the pose
  • In culture
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

thumb|right|Chakrasana Chakrasana () or Urdhva Dhanurasana () is a backbending asana in yoga as exercise. The one-legged variant is often chosen by yoga practitioners who wish to advertise themselves.

==Etymology and origins== thumb|Paryaṇkāsana in Sritattvanidhi

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cakrāsana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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