What is an Asana? Sadhguru: An asana is a posture. There are innumerable postures your body can take. Among these, certain postures have been identified ...SkiptocontentHome/Yoga/YogaArticles/HathaYoga&Asanas/AsanasGuide–AlignWiththeDivine|SadhguruAsanasGuide–AlignWiththeDivineHavingtroublewithyourdhanurasana.Here'sacomprehensiveguidetothescienceofasanas,whatyoucandogodeeperintoyourpractice,andhow…5.7kSharesFacebookTwitterHavingtroublewithyourdhanurasana.Here’sacomprehensiveguidetothescienceofasanas,whatyoucandogodeeperintoyourpractice,andhowyoucanreapthemostoutofone’spractice.Enjoy!TableofContents#1Whatisanasana?#1.1Asanasandemotions#1.2Asanasandawareness#2Thescienceofasanas#2.184asanastoattain#2.2Yogasanas–creatinghealth,joyandblissfulness#3AsanaSiddhi#3.1Easeandstability–thethirdlimbofyoga#3.2Creatingadevicetoreceivethedivine#4Fine-tuningyourasanas#4.1Flexibilityduringasanas#4.2Thesequenceoftheasanas#4.3Whyyoushouldn’tspeakduringasanas#4.4Breathingeasyduringyogasanas#4.5Whyfocusingonthebreathisessentialduringasanas#4.6Whyyogicpracticesareoftendoneinsetsofthree#4.7Closingyoureyes#4.8Toetotoe#4.9Heeltoperineum#4.10Asanas:Exploringhowthebodyandmindwork#5StillmoreonasanasWhatisanAsana?Sadhguru:Anasanaisaposture.Thereareinnumerableposturesyourbodycantake.Amongthese,certainpostureshavebeenidentifiedas“yogaasanas”oryogasanas.“Yoga”meansthatwhichtakesyouontoahigherdimensionorhigherperceptionoflife.So,thatkindofposturewhichleadsyoutoahigherpossibilityiscalleda“yogasana.”AsanasandEmotionsYoumayhavenoticedthatfordifferentmentalandemotionalsituationsthatyougothrough,yourbodynaturallytendstotakeacertainposture.Ifyouarehappy,yousitoneway.Whenyouareunhappyyousitanotherway.Whenyouarepeacefulyousitoneway,ifyouareangryyousitanotherway.Manytimes,youcantellwhatishappeningwithsomeonebyjustobservingthewaytheyaresitting,haveyounoticed?Basedonthis,converselyisthescienceofasanas–byconsciouslygettingyourbodyintoacertainposture,youcanalsoelevateyourconsciousness.Youcanchangetheverywayyoufe