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Pasasana

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Pasasana (Sanskrit: पाशासन; IAST: pāśāsana) or Noose Pose is an asana, a sitting meditation pose.

The name comes from the Sanskrit word पाश, pāśa meaning "noose" or "snare",^[1] and आसन, asana meaning "posture" or "seat".^[2]

The pose is described and illustrated in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi; a slightly different pose is described in the 1966 Light on Yoga.^[3]

In this yoga asana, the human body creates a 'noose' when the practitioner wraps their arms around their squatting legs (from Upaveshasana) with their hands clasped behind their back, while twisting to one side.^[4]

• List of asanas
• Pasini Mudra, the noose seal

• Iyengar, B. K. S. (1991) [1966]. Light on Yoga. London: Thorsons. ISBN 978-0-00-714516-4. OCLC 51315708.

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• Instruction for noose pose from Yoga Journal