Swastikasana auspicious pose -meditative posture similar to siddhasana. A ...
Swastikasana: This is a slight variation of Sidhasana. Virasana: This is a slight variation of Sukhasana.
Swastikasana ( Fig 69) Sukhasana (Fig-70) For performance of Shitali Pranayama tongue is to be turned in a straight tube but all people may not be able to achieve this.
Swastikasana (Auspicious pose) Samasana (Balance pose) Padmasana (Lotus pose) Padmasana (Baddha) (Tied lotus) Padmasana (Utthit) (Lifted lotus) Parvatasana (Mountain pose) Akarna Dhanurasana (Type 1) (Bow pose in sitting) ...
The following list represents many of the basic asanas - padmasana, siddhasana, siddha yoni asana, swastikasana, supta vajrasana, paschimottanasana, padar prasar paschimottanasana, sirsha angustha, pada hastasana, sirshasana, sarvangasana, halasana, ...
Sukhasana is the basic cross-legged sitting posture which we use to begin each class.   In the Iyengar system of nomenclature, Sukhasana and Swastikasana are two names for the same pose.
See also: Asana, Yoga, Body, Pranayama, Prana
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