asana

[ ah-suh-nuh ]

/ ˈɑ sə nə /

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noun

any of the postures in a yoga exercise.

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Origin of asana

First recorded in 1810–15; from Sanskrit āsanam “(act of) sitting, sitting position,” from the Sanskrit root ās- “to sit, be seated”

Words nearby asana

as all getout, Asama, as a matter of course, as a matter of fact, A-sample, asana, Asansol, Asante, Asantehene, ASAP, asarabacca

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How to use asana in a sentence

For project-organizing software company Asana, it took Sutton months and hundreds and hundreds of names before they decided on Asana.
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Asana is the aspect of yoga that involves bending the body into forms; it is the yoga of wall calendars and gyms across the land.
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Here is your hallowed asana- blanket, where you daily sat to fill your expanding heart with God!
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Pliny certainly saw the lost writings of King Juba, and in them he met the word Asana.
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British Dictionary definitions for asana

asana

/ (ˈɑːsənə) /

noun

any of various postures in yogaSee also hatha yoga

Word Origin for asana

Sanskrit

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