Gorakshasana
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thumb|A variant of Gorakshasana thumb|upright|"Bhadragorakhasana" in an illustrated 1830 manuscript of the Joga Pradipika Gorakshasana (, , Cowherd pose) is a seated asana in hatha yoga. It has been used for meditation and in tantric practice.
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology and origins
- Description
- Variations
- Other poses with the same name
- References
- External links
thumb|A variant of Gorakshasana thumb|upright|"Bhadragorakhasana" in an illustrated 1830 manuscript of the Joga Pradipika Gorakshasana (, , Cowherd pose) is a seated asana in hatha yoga. It has been used for meditation and in tantric practice.
==Etymology and origins==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gorakshasana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.