Asana Flashcards
Posted by terrepruitt on September 29, 2015
I have many yoga books. I bought them to study and also to use them as material for posts on my blog. I haven’t quite gotten around to writing about the books. But I will. They are all different and they serve different needs. So sometimes it is nice to know about a book before you buy it. It does help that most sites have reviews on products now, so you somewhat know what you are getting. Well, I just purchased yet another yoga product. It is pretty cool. They are called Asana Flashcards. So basically they are flashcards that have yoga poses on them. And by basically, I mean that is just the lowest most basic description there is about them. Because they are a lot more than that.
There are 108 Flashcards with poses on them. Now, these are larger than the typical flashcard. Or larger than I picture the typical flash card. They are 8 1/2 by 5 1/2, so they are fairly large. They contain a ton of information. On one side is a picture of the lovely creator of the cards. So she not only created them, but she posed for all the poses. There is a number in the corner so you can easily refer to the cards. There are symbols on the front in the lower left corner (if the pose is demonstrated horizontally on the card, upper left if the pose is demonstrated vertically on the card). The symbols are indicative of what part of the body is targeted and what “recognized standard series of movements” it belongs to. So the symbols might represent that the pose targets the knees and be a part of the Sun Salutation series of movement.
The other side of the card states the name of the pose in Sanskirt and English, the sanskrit pronunciation, and a breakdown of the components of the name. For example Parivrtta Trikonasana – parivrtta: revolved and trikona: three or angle. It gives a description of how to do the pose, the contra-indications, the modifications, and the benefits. It also has a small round corner rectangle that is color coded to with the main action of the pose (seated, balancing, standing, etc) and the words inside state the target area or the area in which you will feel the asana the most.
The set comes in a very nice wooden box. In addition to the asana flashcards there are flashcards with Sun and Moon Salutations, two types of yoga, a card about yoga and heart openers, and cards with information regarding your back, shoulders, knees, core, and hamstrings. These cards have the names of the poses with the numbers indicating which poses are involved. So the card with the Sun Salutation has pictures, names, and the numbers listed so you know which cards and poses to use. The heart opener cards has a list with names and numbers of which poses are considered heart openers.
There are many website and books out there that share a lot of this information. Some have some of these elements, some have others, some might even have all . . . I don’t know, I have a lot of books about yoga, but I don’t them all. No books allow me to put the poses on the floor all lined up for a sequence. None of them have a little harbinger clip so that I can clip my sequence together.
So . . . this an amazing yoga tool. Plus it is really cool. The versatility is awesome. I think this is great for yoga teachers and yoga students. I have heard that it has taken about two years to complete, and the love and care that went into it is obvious.
As usual, I am just sharing something that I like. Something that I think some of you may like. If you are interested in purchasing the product or getting more information about it, please visit: http://guruqachu.com/
What do you think? Pretty awesome, huh?
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