Spontaneous Asanas

[Guest guest]

Interesting story, that would explain why several

asanas have animal names. Picture this: As the ancient

sadhu would jump up into an asana the others would

mumble in sanskrit: "Man, you look just like a horses

face." and thus Vatayasana was born...

[Guest guest]

It is a long shot that a sadhu looked at the pose

you mention and said "Man, you look just like a

horse's face," for two reasons. One-the pose looks

nothing like a horse's face. Two- the asana is

incorrectly translated in Lino's book. Vatayana means that

through which air passes (vata=air),like a window.<br>And

yes, the pose is also incorrectly translated in BKS's

Light on Yoga - and he should have known

better!<br>Vatayanasana regulates the internal air.<br><br>its been a

while, m.p.

[Guest guest]

Damn there goes my punchline. Thanks for the

info, though. Doing a quick Google search on the name

reveals a world of confusion out there. Check this out

for something completely

different:<br><br><a href=http://www.raoproductions.org/yogapic.htm

target=new>http://www.raoproductions.org/yogapic.htm</a><br><br>And look for

Vatayanasana, Wind Relieving Exercise

:-)<br><br>Btw, it still looks more like a horses face than

Gomukhasana looks like a cows face... or is that a misnomer

too?

[Guest guest]

"Btw, it still looks more like a horses face than

Gomukhasana looks like a cows face... or is<br> that a

misnomer too?"<br><br>The explanation I've heard

concerning Gomukhasana is that it refers to an image in

Hindu mythology in which Krishna is riding a cart

pulled by his cows. Maybe in this posture your upper

body is Krishna-in-the-cart and your knees are the

heads of the cows. And you're facing 'em.<br><br>Peace

and Good,<br>Homer