Ekapāda Satyāsana (one-leg Goddess Sati pose)
Dario Calvaruso photographed by Siuman Yuen
Ekapāda Satyāsana (one-leg Goddess Sati pose)
With Sandy (Yoga Journal Nov 2016 Issue)
Sandy Lam and Dario Calvaruso
makara campana (crocodile jump) also nakrāsana
Dario Calvaruso by Richard Pilnick – © 2015
samasthiti as the image of samādhi
If there is a posture which mostly symbolises Yoga is the pādāṅguṣṭha samasthiti (standing firmly upright on the tiptoe)*
pādāṅguṣṭha = on the tiptoe; which symbolises “aplomb, self-assurance and achievement”.
sama = balance, neutral, complete, equanimity, imperturbability.
sthiti = standing firmly upright.
Samasthiti is the image of samādhi (abstract meditation).
sama = imperturbable
ādhi = thought
Photo: Dario Calvaruso by Richard Pilnick
*Note: Don’t called it samasthitiḥ (wrong typed samasthitihi) unless is the declension for the feminine singular nominative case.
Dario Calvaruso – Paripūrṇa patañjalāsana (accomplished falling salutation pose)
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र-योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
Dario Calvaruso photographed by Richard Pilnick
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Dario Calvaruso – nirālamba gaṇḍa bheruṇḍāsana (self-sustained formidable bird pose)
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र-योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
Dario Calvaruso photographed by Richard Pilnick
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Dario Calvaruso – Ekahasta prasārita ūrdhvamūla vṛkṣāsana (upward rooted one-hand tree pose)
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र-योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
Dario Calvaruso photographed by Richard Pilnick
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Dario Calvaruso – Dṛḍha samakoṇāsana (solid flat-angle pose)
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र-योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
Dario Calvaruso photographed by Richard Pilnick
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Dario Calvaruso -Plavāsana (floating pose)
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र-योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
Dario Calvaruso photographed by Richard Pilnick
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Dario Calvaruso – Tiryañc dvihasta daṇḍāsana (transversal bipod stick pose)
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र–योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
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Dario Calvaruso – Kurucillāsana (crab pose)
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र–योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
Dario Calvaruso photographed by Siuman
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Dario Calvaruso – Yonimudrā in Anīkasthāsana (royal guard pose)
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र–योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
Dario Calvaruso photographed by Siuman
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The dvyāṅga-makarāsana (two limbs crocodile pose)
The dvyāṅga-makarāsana (two limbs crocodile) is the caturāṅga makarāsana at the extreme. It emphasises the full engagement of the upper body (arm, chest and core rather than shoulders). If the elbows are kept at 90° their no strain on the shoulder and wrist’s joints. The body is not supported by the elbows but by the whole-body-strength. As the caturāṅga makarāsana is frequently wrongly called caturāṅga daṇḍāsana it is also important to distinguish the two. The caturāṅga makarāsana (or the four limbs crocodile pose) has the elbows at 90° and the body is parallel to the floor. While the caturāṅga daṇḍāsana (or the four limbs stuff pose) has straighten elbows/arms and it is inclined from the shoulder down towards the feet). The most common mistake in the caturāṅga makarāsana is creating a 75-45°angle on the elbows which bring heaviness on the shoulders and wrists and gradually deteriorate the joints.
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र–योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
Dario Calvaruso by Richard Pilnick
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About Dario Calvaruso – Founder and conceiver of the Navakaraṇa Vinyāsa™ method
Dario Calvaruso – Upagrahāsana (comet pose)
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र–योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
Dario Calvaruso photographed by Siuman
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Dario Calvaruso – Uḍḍiyānabandha in Anīkasthāsana (royal guard pose)
Chāyācitra-Yoga (छायाचित्र-योग) – “The Yoga of Photography”
Dario Calvaruso photographed by Richard Pilnick
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