Svastikāsana

Svastikasana is an Asana. It is translated as Cross Pose from Sanskrit.

The name of this pose comes from "svastika" meaning "cross", and "asana" meaning "posture" or "seat".^[1][2][3]

Benefits and Cautions

This pose has many benefits: it helps open the inner hip and thigh muscles, back of the shoulders, and promote the sense of balance.

Be careful while doing this pose if you have ankle, knee or hip injuries, as well as shoulder injuries.^[4]

Publications Featuring Svastikasana

• Asanas 608: Yoga Poses by Dharma Mittra ^[5]
• Yoga Resource Practice Manual by Darren Rhodes ^[6]
• Yoga (Yoga Journal Books) by Linda Sparrowe and David Martinez ^[7]
• 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Mr. Yoga (Daniel Lacerda) ^[8]
• Yoga From the Heart by Yogananth Andiappan ^[9]

References

1. http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-do-the-yoga-auspicious-posture-svastikasan.html
2. "Svastikasana (PROSPEROUS POSE) - How to do and its Benifits". Styles At Life. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
3. "Svastikasana". sivanandaonline.org. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
4. [email protected], astrolika,. "Svastikasana Yoga - Meaning, Pose & Benefits". www.astrolika.com. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
5. Mittra, Dharma (2003-04-01). Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses. Novato, Calif.: New World Library. ISBN 9781577314028.
6. Rhodes, Darren; Sell, Christina; Longstaff, Michael (2013-02-10). Huang, Ellen, ed. Yoga Resource Practice Manual. Tirtha Studios & Yo Productions.
7. Sparrowe, Linda; Martinez, David (2008-01-08). Yoga. New York: Universe. ISBN 9780789399878.
8. Lacerda, Daniel (2015-11-10). 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses. Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 9781631910104.
9. Andiappan, Yogananth (2007-01-01). Yogananth Andiappan - Yoga From the Heart. International Yoga Academy Lim. ISBN 9789889982812.