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Anusara

Anusara noun: a modern form of Hatha yoga that emphasizes a set of universal principles of alignment.

Noun

Anusara (uncountable)

  1. (yoga) A modern form of Hatha yoga that emphasizes a set of universal principles of alignment.

Origin of Anusara

From Sanskrit अनुसर (anusara, “act of following; pursuit, conformity”). The Sanskrit term is often translated by practitioners as meaning ‘flowing with grace’, apparently following the reading of creator John Friend.

Questions about Anusara

What does Anusara mean?
Anusara means a modern form of Hatha yoga that emphasizes a set of universal principles of alignment.
What part of speech is Anusara?
Anusara is a noun.

Words near Anusara in the dictionary

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