Bhairavasana

भैरवासन

Bhairavāsana

Bhairava (भैरव, Bhairava) = literally: terrifying, horrible; name of a manifestation of Shiva (शिव, Śiva);
Asana (आसन, Āsana) = pose, posture, seat
Bhairavasana (भैरवासन, Bhairavāsana) = Pose of Bhairava

Vinyāsa	breath	Dṛṣṭi	explanation of movement
1	IN	añguṣṭhamadhye	raise arms overhead
2	EX	nāsāgre	spread fingers, hinging at the hip fold forward, hands to ground Uttanasana (उत्तानासन, Uttānāsana)
3	IN	bhrūmadhye	come half-way up with straight spine, lift head
4	EX	nāsāgre	hands down, float back, ellbows close to chest Chaturanga Dandasana (चतुराङ्ग दण्डासन, Caturāṅga Daṇḍāsana)
5	IN	bhrūmadhye	roll on tops of feet, open the chest, straighten arms, Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana (ऊर्ध्व मुख श्वानासन, Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana)
6	EX	nābicakre	tuck toes, push back, lift hips, straight arms Adho Mukha Shvanasana (अधो मुख श्वानासन, Adho Mukha Śvānāsana)
7	IN		jump forward balancing on straight arms, bend legs in the air
	(EX)		during descend, swing right leg over right arm and then behind the head
	(IN)		lift up inChakorasana (चकोरासन, Cakorāsana)
8	(EX)		swing into downward dog with right leg behind head, transition into side plank pose, left arm to sidebody
	IN		lift left arm
	5BR	hastāgre	Bhairavasana (भैरवासन, Bhairavāsana)
9	EX		left arm returns to sidebody, back into downward dog with right leg behind the head
10	IN		jump through into Chakorasana (चकोरासन, Cakorāsana)
11	EX	nāsāgre	lower down slowly, elbows close to the body, Chaturanga Dandasana (चतुराङ्ग दण्डासन, Caturāṅga Daṇḍāsana)
12	IN	bhrūmadhye	roll on tops of feet, open the chest, straighten arms, Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana (ऊर्ध्व मुख श्वानासन, Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana)
13	EX	nābicakre	tuck toes, push back, lift hips, straight arms, Adho Mukha Shvanasana (अधो मुख श्वानासन, Adho Mukha Śvānāsana)
14	IN		jump forward balancing on straight arms, bend legs in the air
	(EX)		during descend, swing left leg over left arm and then behind the head
	(IN)		lift up in Chakorasana (चकोरासन, Cakorāsana)
15	(EX)		swing into downward dog with left leg behind head, transition into side plank pose, right arm to sidebody
	IN		lift right arm
	5BR	hastāgre	Bhairavasana (भैरवासन, Bhairavāsana)
16	EX		right arm returns to sidebody, back into downward dog with left leg behind the head
17	IN		jump through into Chakorasana (चकोरासन, Cakorāsana)
18	EX	nāsāgre	lower down slowly, elbows close to the body, Chaturanga Dandasana (चतुराङ्ग दण्डासन, Caturāṅga Daṇḍāsana)
19	IN	bhrūmadhye	roll on tops of feet, open the chest, straighten arms, Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana (ऊर्ध्व मुख श्वानासन, Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana)
20	EX	nābicakre	tuck toes, push back, lift hips, straight arms, Adho Mukha Shvanasana (अधो मुख श्वानासन, Adho Mukha Śvānāsana)
21	IN	bhrūmadhye	jump feet between hands, straighten the spine half way up, lift your head,
22	EX	nāsāgre	bring chest all the way in, Uttanasana (उत्तानासन, Uttānāsana)
-	IN	bhrūmadhye	lift the head again, straighten spine, palms or finger tips remain on the ground
	EX	nāsāgre	stand all the way up, arms on sides, Samasthitih (समस्थितिः, Samasthitiḥ)

legend for the Vinyāsa table:

The grey part of the table is performed in Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga practice.
Yellow marked is the position depicted on the photo.
Vinyāsa:1 = ekam; 2 = dve; 3 = trīṇi; 4 = catvāri; 5 = pañca; 6 = ṣaṭ; 7 = sapta; 8 = aṣṭau; 9 = nava; 10 = daśa; 11 = ekādaśa; 12 = dvādaśa; 13 = trayodaśa; 14 = caturdaśa; 15 = pañcadaśa; 16 = ṣoḍaśa; 17 = saptadaśa; 18 = aṣṭadaśa; 19 = ekonavimśatiḥ; 20 = vimśatiḥ; 21 = ekāvimśatiḥ; 22 = dvāvimśatiḥ; 23 = trayovimśatiḥ; 24 = caturvimśatiḥ; 25 = pañcavimśatiḥ; 26 = ṣoḍavimśatiḥ; 27 = saptavimśatiḥ; 28 = aṣṭovimśatiḥ
breath: IN = Inhalation; EX = exhalation; 5BR = five breaths
Dṛṣṭi: nāsāgre = to the nose; añguṣṭhamadhye = to the middle of the thumb; bhrūmadhye = in the middle of the eye brows; nābicakre = to the navel; ūrdhvadṛṣṭi = upwards; hastāgre = to the tip of the hand; pādayoragre = to the tip of the foot; pārśvadṛṣṭi = sidewards

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