Anusara

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noun

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

OriginSanskrit अनुसर →
UncommonFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 7
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Meanings

nounAnusara (uncountable)
  1. uncountableyogaA modern form of Hatha yoga that emphasizes a set of universal principles of alignment.First known use 20th c.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअनुसर“act of following; pursuit, conformity”
  2. EnglishAnusara

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.

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