Pasasana


Pasasana or Noose Pose is an asana, a sitting meditation pose.

Etymology and origins

The name comes from the Sanskrit word पाश, pāśa meaning "noose" or "snare", and आसन, asana meaning "posture" or "seat".
The pose is described and illustrated in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi; a slightly different pose is described in the 1966 Light on Yoga.

Description

In this yoga asana, the human body creates a 'noose' when the practitioner wraps their arms around their squatting legs with their hands clasped behind their back, while twisting to one side.