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Hero Pose
EntityQ7945038· pop 11· linked from 151 articles

Also known as Vīrāsana, Virasana

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Vinony's link graph records 151 inbound references to Hero Pose, and connects out to bandha, Siddhasana and Tree Pose.

It is catalogued under topics including Buddhist meditation, Kneeling asanas and Medieval Hatha Yoga asanas.

Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of
asana
Part of
Hatha yoga
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Virasana

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  • Etymology and origins
  • Description
  • Variations
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources

thumb|right|Virasana

Virasana (; ) or Hero Pose is a kneeling asana in modern yoga as exercise. Medieval hatha yoga texts describe a cross-legged meditation asana under the same name. Supta Virasana is the reclining form of the pose; it provides a stronger stretch.

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

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