Navasana
Navasana, Naukasana, Boat Pose, or Paripurna Navasana (Sanskrit: परिपूर्णनावासन; IAST: paripūrṇanāvāsana "Full Boat Pose") is a seated asana in modern yoga as exercise.
Etymology and origins
The name comes from the Sanskrit words नाव nava meaning "boat" and आसन asana meaning "posture" or "seat".
The pose was illustrated in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi under the name Naukāsana, also meaning boat pose.
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